Heritage comes full circle The reopening of Birmingham’s Roundhouse this summer, marks an important milestone in our efforts to rescue and repurpose notable historic canal sites. The sensitive revival places a beautiful building back at the heart of the local community in Ladywood, where it will draw in many visitors from further afield.
The former horse stables will include space to learn about the history of the Roundhouse
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Back in 2004, our predecessor, British Waterways, had 125 heritage sites listed on Historic England’s ‘Buildings at Risk Register’. After years of methodical progress by both organisations, the reopening of Birmingham’s Roundhouse and the expected removal of the Whaley Bridge Transhipment Warehouse this summer leaves only one site on the list. And work on that remaining site at Hanwell Locks near Ealing continues apace. The £3 million restoration of the Grade II* listed Roundhouse is now complete and has been a real team effort between the Canal & River Trust, the National Trust and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
