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.     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.                                               |
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| Sat, 7 Jun 2008 09:27 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. At Kings Norton there is a junction with the Stratford Canal.                   |
| Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:16 John M |
Kings Norton to Gas Street Basin      Edgbaston Tunnel   Edgbaston to the Mailbox     The Mailbox to Worcester Bar   Gas Street Basin        |
| Fri, 7 Nov 2008 21:05 John M |
Worcester to Stoke Pound via Hanbury Junction Passing up from the River Severn to the junction with the Droitwich Barge Canal. Diglis Locks and Diglis Basin                  Commandery and Blockhouse Locks              Lowesmoor Basin       Bilford Lock   Offerton Bridge to Dunhampstead Basin         Dunhampstead Tunnel to Hanbury Junction         Hanbury Junction to Astwood Locks         Astwood to Stoke Prior         Stoke Prior to Stoke Pound     The Queen's Head at Stoke Pound marks the start of the thirty lock Tardebigge Flight. |
