A brief introduction
The Dudley Canal Trust was established in
1970. But its true origins date back many years before then.
About 420
million years, in fact, to the Silurian Age.
During that period, geological
evolution created rich limestone and coal seams beneath the West Midlands. These
valuable deposits laid the foundations for the Industrial Revolution, when the
Black Country became the manufacturing cockpit of the world. And for the
spectacular network of underground canal tunnels carved beneath the region to
mine the raw materials that powered industrial growth.
Dudley Canal Trust began life in the early 1960's
under the name of Dudley Tunnel Preservation Society. A group of enthusiasts
working together,determined to turn the decision around to abandon the Dudley
canal tunnel. Over the next 40 years this they managed to, and more so indeed.
Welcome then to the website of the Dudley Canal Trust.
