Icknield Port Loop

The Icknield Port Loop (originally the Rotton Park Loop)^[1] is a 0.6-mile (1 km) loop of the eighteenth-century-built Old BCN Main Line canal in Birmingham, England, about 2 miles (3 km) west of the city centre, which opened to traffic on 6 November 1769 and in some definitions includes its straighter bypass built in September 1827, a 550-yard (500 m) section of the New BCN Main Line.^[1] Most of the 56 acres (23 ha) of land thereby enclosed is derelict meaning the canal serves the Canal & River Trust (British Waterways) maintenance depot at Icknield Port and conveys water from Edgbaston Reservoir to the BCN Main Line. The enclosed land has no pedestrian or vehicular access. Icknield Port (Loop) takes its name from the Roman Icknield Street which passed nearby, the exact route of which is unknown.

The canal maintenance depot below the reservoir dam

Icknield Port Loop
Rotton Park Junction. The Icknield Port Loop runs through the bridge to the left.
Specifications
Maximum height above sea level	453 ft (138 m) (Birmingham Level)
Status	Open
Navigation authority	Canal and River Trust
History
Date completed	1769 (1769)

Fingerpost at Rotton Park Junction on the New Main Line crossroads showing the Old Main Line loops left and right)

The Canal & River Trust (formerly British Waterways) depot with its buildings and crane are Grade II listed buildings.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Redevelopment plan

Birmingham City Council has plans for the regeneration of the area, including moorings, 1,150 new homes, shops, park and playground, and a ten-storey hotel.^[7][8]

In recent years, the loop has been developed by award-winning developer, Urban Splash. The first stage of a multi stage masterplan has been completed. Building works are ongoing for hundreds of further homes. The final stages will include shops and bars as part of the development.

There is a mixture of houses on the development, the majority of the development so far being 'row house' and a selection of limited edition brick houses.

The development has been awarded winners of Best regeneration initiative at Housebuilder Awards and Placemaking Project of the Year at Midlands Business Insider Residential Awards 2020.

Point	Coordinates (Links to map resources)	OS Grid Ref	Notes
Sandy Turn Junction	52.4827°N 1.9259°W / 52.4827; -1.9259 (Sandy Turn Junction)	SP050872	BCN Old and New Lines meet
Icknield Port	52.4810°N 1.9330°W / 52.4810; -1.9330 (Icknield Port)	SP046870	Canals and Rivers Trust maintenance depot
Feed in from Edgbaston (Rotton Park) Reservoir	52.48129°N 1.93308°W / 52.48129; -1.93308 (Feed in from Edgbaston (Rotton Park) Reservoir)	SP045870
Rotton Park Junction	52.4843°N 1.9291°W / 52.4843; -1.9291 (Rotton Park Junction)	SP048874	BCN Old and New Lines cross

See also

• United Kingdom portal
• Transport portal

• Soho Loop

References

1. Hadfield, Charles. Canals of the West Midlands. Newton Abbott: David & Charles.
2. Historic England. "Rotton Park Loop canal maintenance depot yard (Grade II) (1234111)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
3. Historic England. "Rotton Park Loop canal maintenance depot superintendent's office (Grade II) (1234112)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
4. Historic England. "Rotton Park Loop canal maintenance depot workshops and stores (Grade II) (1234113)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
5. Historic England. "Rotton Park Loop canal maintenance depot crane (Grade II) (1234114)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
6. Historic England. "Rotton Park Loop canal maintenance depot stables (Grade II) (1276288)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
7. "Icknield Port Loop". Urbed. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
8. "Regeneration Plans for new canal district", Birmingham News (Birmingham, UK), p.1, 9 February 2012.

External links

• Icknield Port Loop development plans

52.4810°N 1.9330°W / 52.4810; -1.9330