2022

SJ9000 : The Wolverhampton 21 - Lock No 17

taken 2 years ago, near to Oxley, Wolverhampton, England

The Wolverhampton 21 - Lock No 17
The Wolverhampton 21 - Lock No 17
Looking west-north-west towards Aldersley Junction.

There are 21 locks* in the Wolverhampton flight, lowering the Birmingham Canal Navigations Main Line (Wolverhampton Level) by 132 feet (40 metres) between Broad Street Basin and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal at Aldersley Junction, about one and a three quarter miles (2·8 km) to the north-west.

* Originally there were twenty locks, the current No 21 being the original No 20 but it was a deep one, which caused difficulty and delays. An extra lock was inserted (current No 20) and the original made into No 21, much shallower and quicker to work, and saving water.

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Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 20 June, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 24 June, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9089 0067 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:36.2242N 2:8.1569W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9092 0066
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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