Market Bridge carries a footpath over the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wyrley and Essington Canal) just past the junction with The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal.
The Act of Parliament for the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wyrley and Essington Canal) was passed on January 1 1888 and 37 thousand shares were sold the same day. Expectations for manure traffic to Torquay never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between Bedworth and Erewash was destroyed by the building of the Barchester bypass in 1990. In his autobiography Arthur Green writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

Mooring here is excellent (this is a really good mooring), mooring pins are needed. Very handy for Tesco. Deepest south of footbridge on the common side.
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Becks Bridge | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Coopers Railway Bridge | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Coopers Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Site of Old Railway Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| LMS Railway Interchange Basins | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Market Bridge | ||
| Catshill Junction | 2½ furlongs | |
| Catshill Toll Stop | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Anchor Bridge (Brownhills) | 4 furlongs | |
| The Anchor Inn (Brownhills) | 4 furlongs | |
| Site of Sandhills Canal (branch) | 5 furlongs | |
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
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![Northwest on Silver Street, Brownhills. On the left a ramp leads to a footbridge over the Wyrley and Essington Canal [[906406]]. On the right is one entrance to the Tesco car park. by Robin Stott – 06 August 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/33/56/5335678_76f6c4f3_120x120.jpg)
![Disused market site, Silver Street, Brownhills. I was told that a thriving street market had died since a large Tesco supermarket opened, some distance behind the camera. The building on the left is Brownhills Methodist Church. Compare Geoff Pick's photo of this spot in 2008: [[881141]]. by Robin Stott – 06 August 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/24/41/5244140_da16e9c4_120x120.jpg)

![Tesco car park and store, Brownhills. Tesco store, centre, reached by car from Silver Street. It's accessible on foot from the High Street. It seems to have killed a shopping precinct there: see Richard Vince's [[3524112]]. Premises on the right – not clear, but could be an extension to the store. by Robin Stott – 06 August 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/33/56/5335658_4b89d634_120x120.jpg)







![Brownhills Methodist Church, Silver Street, Brownhills. Seen also in [[5244140]], left. by Robin Stott – 06 August 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/33/69/5336988_2970b666_120x120.jpg)


![Walkway between the High Street A452 and Tesco, Brownhills. Once it would also have led to a large market place: [[5244140]]. by Robin Stott – 06 August 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/33/71/5337106_468fdeb9_120x120.jpg)









![Development behind the High Street, Brownhills. It appears to be called Waterside Park and occupies much of the site of Silver Court Gardens. The blocks of flats are Humphries House and Severn House off Silver Court Gardens and Lindon Drive. The premises on the left are the backs of [[5336631]]. by Robin Stott – 06 August 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/33/69/5336978_122882cc_120x120.jpg)
