Galton Valley Canal Heritage Centre

The Museum tells the story of the development of the Galton Valley canals and those who designed, built and worked on them.

Because of the limited space at the pumping station, many of the artifacts from the original museum were moved to the Smethwick Heritage Centre in Victoria Park.

The station only had a short working life, closing in the mid 1920s due to reduced traffic on the canals.

Apart from a short period during the Second World War the building sat empty until it was restored and opened as part of the Galton Valley Canal Heritage Centre in the late 1980.

When new the Pumping Station replaced two wooden beam engines which were situated at Bridge Street and Spon Lane in Smethwick.