Letter: Oh what a tangled web of canals we weave.(Letters)

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: May 1, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: STANLEY A HOLLAND

Sir, - I wonder whether Paul Dale has ever received an answer to the question he recently posed in the Iron Angle column (Post, Apr 19) about the oft-repeated claim that Birmingham has more canals (or miles of canals) than Venice? ...

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