Worcester & Birmingham Canal
| Mon, 2 Jun 2008 19:37 John M |
The Worcester and Birmingham Canal was opened in 1815 to provide a shorter and more direct link between industrial Birmingham and the River Severn. It shortened the journey by thirty miles. The existing route led via Stouport and the Staffordshire Canal to Autherley Junction appoaching Birmingham from the northwest through Wolverhampton and the Black Country. The thirty mile length includes five tunnels and fifty eight locks. The route runs from the River Severn at Diglis Basin to Worcester Bar at the entrance to Gas Street Basin in the centre of Birmingham.     |
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| Sat, 7 Jun 2008 09:27 John M |
Worcester to Lowesmoor Basin Diglis Locks and Diglis Basin                  Commandery and Blockhouse Locks               |
| Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:16 John M |
Lowesmoor Basin to Hanbury Junction Lowesmoor Basin                Bilford, Blackpole and Tolladine Locks             Tibberton or Offerton Locks           Offerton Bridge to Dunhampstead Basin            Dunhampstead Tunnel to Hanbury Junction                 |
| Fri, 7 Nov 2008 21:05 John M |
Hanbury Junction to Stoke Pound Hanbury Junction to Astwood Locks                Astwood to Stoke Works     Stoke Works to Stoke Pound                   The Queen's Head at Stoke Pound marks the start of the thirty lock Tardebigge Flight. |
| Sat, 8 May 2010 21:44 John M |
Tardebigge The thirty lock flight at Tardebigge leading up to the 580 yard Tardebigge Tunnel lifts the canal to the summit level. There are no more locks between here and Birmingham.                                                 |
| Sat, 8 May 2010 21:51 John M |
Tardebigge to Kings Norton This length includes the 2493 metre long Wast Hill Tunnel which opened in 1797 and is one of the longest in the country.                 Bittel Lower and Upper Reservoirs The reservoirs were constructed in 1837 some 40 years after the initial section opened. The upper reservoir is used to maintain water levels in the canal. The lower reservoir maintained flows to the mills downstream on the River Arrow.             Wast Hill Tunnel following the towing horse path over the top      North of the tunnel passing through King's Norton     At Kings Norton there is a junction with the Stratford Canal. |
| Sat, 8 May 2010 21:55 John M |
Kings Norton to Gas Street Basin There are no locks on this section between the junction with the Stratford Canal and Worcester Bar.                   Edgbaston Tunnel   and through Five Ways towards Birmingham City Centre     around the Mailbox     and on to Worcester Bar and Gas Street Basin    |
| Sat, 8 May 2010 22:11 John M |
Gas Street Basin       |
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