The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal was conceived as part of a network of canals which would allow coal from the Dudley Canal and the Stourbridge Canal to reach Oxford and London, without having to use the Birmingham canals, the management of which was seen as high-handed.

The Dudley Canal extension through the Lappal tunnel was opened in early 1798, and with progress being made on the Warwick and Birmingham Canal, the Company obtained a third act of Parliament on 21 June 1799, which allowed it to raise more money, and included a diversion of the route further to the east near Lapworth, so that the length of the connecting link to the Warwick and Birmingham was only about.

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, coal and limestone were worked only on a modest scale for local consumption, but during the Industrial Revolution by the opening of canals, such as the Birmingham Canal Navigations, Stourbridge Canal and the Dudley Canal ( the Dudley Canal Line No 1 and the Dudley Tunnel ) opened up the mineral wealth of the area to exploitation.

From the roundabout with the A461 ( for Dudley ) at Great Bridge, it overlaps the A461 ( to Walsall ), crosses the Tame Valley Canal, meets the A4037 at a roundabout and goes under the Midland Metro near Wednesbury Parkway station.

* Dudley Canal

Visitors to the museum may also take a narrowboat trip on the adjacent Dudley Canal, into the Dudley Tunnel.

* Dudley Canal

** Dudley Canal Line No 1 ( see also Dudley Tunnel )

** Dudley Canal Line No 2 ( about half dewatered ; see also Lapal Tunnel ; Netherton Reservoir )

Neither Line 2 nor Line 3 ( Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley and Merry Hill ) were built, and powers to build them lapsed in 1997.

From Line 1 in Wednesbury, the Brierley Hill Extension ( WBHE ) would follow the disused South Staffordshire Line, through Sandwell to the vicinity of the former Dudley Town station, then on-street into Dudley town centre.

The Midland Metro is a tram that is planned to run to Stourbridge from Walsall via Wednesbury and Dudley on the South Staffordshire Line, the business plan of which was submitted to Network Rail for approval in March 2011.

A temporary link connected it to the Washington Street Elevated, which in 1901 ran from this point via Washington Street to Dudley Square ( which is most of what is now Phase 1 of the Silver Line ).

The scheme includes a new canal aqueduct to carry the Worcester and Birmingham Canal and a new railway bridge on the Cross-City Line, and allowance has been made for the reopening of a small part of the Selly Oak to Lapal and Halesowen canal ( Dudley No. 2 Canal ) to enhance the area and provide a focal point.

On June 10, 1901, the Boston Elevated Railway's Main Line ( future Orange Line ) was opened from Sullivan Square to Dudley Square.

Dudley Tunnel is a canal tunnel on the Dudley Canal Line No 1, England.

A private Act of Parliament to construct the tunnel and associated canal, later to be known as the Dudley Canal Line No. 1, was passed in 1776.

The Dudley Canal Line No. 1 and Dudley Tunnel were reported as finished on 25 June 1791.

Silver Line stations: Dudley Square, Lenox St., Massachusetts Ave., Worcester Square, Newton St., Union Park St., E. Berkeley St., Herald St.

It follows the course of the former Wombourne Branch Line, traversing Wombourne from north to south, before swinging east towards Himley and Dudley.

Dudley produced 2 tracks on the 2002 Opera Babes album " Beyond Imagination " ( ranking No. 1 on the UK classical charts for 11 weeks, and No. 4 on the U. S. billboard charts ).

They unsuccessfully attempted to regain the tag team title at No Way Out against the Dudley Boyz and the Brothers of Destruction ( The Undertaker and Kane ), but they succeeded at WrestleMania X-Seven against the Dudley Boyz and The Hardyz in the second TLC match.

No. 4 Commando was renamed the No. 1 Company of the 3rd Special Service Battalion, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Lister.

Dudley, Stourbridge and District Electric Traction Company tram No. 5 operating at the museum in 1990

* Dudley, Stourbridge and District Electric Traction Company tram No 5 built in 1920.

Stourbridge lies on the River Stour and is linked to the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal and the Dudley No. 1 Canal by the Stourbridge Canal.

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Even though The Goodfather and Bull Buchanan lost the Dudley Invitational at No Mercy 2000, Venis and Richards managed to defeat Chyna and Mr. Ass in a tag match.

No longer able to use the ring name Bubba Ray Dudley, LoMonaco adopted ( and trademarked ) the ring name Brother Ray Deadly, while Hughes became Brother Devon Deadly.

No longer able to use the ring name " D-Von Dudley ", Hughes adopted ( and trademarked ) the ring name Brother Devon Deadly, while LoMonaco became " Brother Ray Deadly ".

Dudley tram No. 5 of 1920 operating at Black Country Museum

The Outlaws then had a heated feud with The Dudley Boyz, who won the Tag Team Championship from The Outlaws at No Way Out.

On September 25, 1954, Vanderbilt hosted the No. 10-ranked Baylor Bears in the first night game ever played on the Dudley Field surface.

" This led to a catfight between Gayda and Dawn, which in turn led to an intergender tag match at No Mercy pitting Gayda, Haas, and Rico against Dawn and The Dudley Boyz.

from 30 July to 2 November 2008, featuring original artwork from all eight decades of both ' The Beano ' and ' The Dandy ', including work by Dudley D. Watkins, David Law, Leo Baxendale and Ken Reid as well as David Sutherland and many contemporary artists.

With former Olympic gold medalist Dudley DeGroot as their new head coach, the Redskins went 8 – 2 during the 1945 season.

* April 2 – Joseph Dudley, colonial Governor of Massachusetts ( b. 1647 )

* The Music of Dudley Moore – EMI Australia ( Cube Records ) TOOFA. 14-1 / 2

After her performance as leading woman to Dudley Moore in 1981's hit film Arthur, Minnelli made fewer film appearances although she returned to the big screen in 1988 for Arthur 2: On the Rocks and in 1991 for Stepping Out, a musical dramedy.

In 1637, the General Court of Massachusetts granted some < span style =" white-space: nowrap "> 2, 200 acres ( 9 km² )</ span > of land, including Huckins Farm land to the first Governor, John Winthrop, and to Deputy Governor Thomas Dudley.

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Arthur was followed by a 1988 sequel, Arthur 2: On the Rocks, which was enough of a failure for star Dudley Moore to disown it.

* July 1955 Dudley A. Buck application for U. S. Patent 2, 832, 897 Magnetically Controlled Gating Element

There are 6 scheduled ancient monuments in Dudley, 2 Grade I listed buildings, 12 Grade II *, and 159 Grade II listed buildings.

Van Dam remained the Television champion for the rest of 1998, and he started 1999 by making successful title defenses against the likes of Spike Dudley, Lance Storm at Guilty as Charged, Balls Mahoney at Anarchy Rulz, and 2 Cold Scorpio at CyberSlam.

At WrestleMania 2000 on April 2, Edge and Christian defeated the Hardy Boyz and the Dudley Boyz ( Bubba Ray and D-Von ) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship in a Triangle Ladder match, which ultimately led to the creation of the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match ( TLC ).

Additional sources listed by the Australian Dictionary of Biography: Dictionary of National Biography, 1931 – 40 ; ' High Court of Justice: Lady Dudley's Separation Allowance ', The Times ( London ), 7 Nov 1918, p 2 ; ' Death of Lady Dudley ', Times ( London ), 28 June 1920, p 16 ; ' Obituary: Lord Dudley ', Times ( London ), 30 June 1932, p 16 ; C. Cunneen, The Role of the Governor-General in Australia 1901-1927 ( PhD thesis, Australian National University, 1973 ); Alfred Deakin papers, MS 1540 / 19 / 275 ( National Library of Australia ).

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The Radio 2 presenter Alex Lester worked at Dudley Zoo as an 18 year old student in 1974.

An additional Iceland store opened in Dudley town centre on 2 December 2010 in part of the former Beatties department store, 21 years after store's closure.

At the WrestleMania 2000 PPV event on April 2, 2000, Christian and Edge defeated The Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz ( Bubba Ray and D-Von ) to win the WWF Tag Team Championship in a Triangle Ladder match, which ultimately led to the creation of the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match ( TLC ).

His second son George Dudley Ryder was the father of 1 ) Sir George Lisle Ryder, KCB ( d. 1905 ), and 2 ) the Very Reverend Henry Ignatius Dudley Ryder.

In March 1836 the stockholders held their first meeting, and Dudley was elected the railroad's first president with a salary of $ 2, 000 a year.