2007

SO8693 : Bratch Top Lock, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal

taken 16 years ago, near to The Bratch, Staffordshire, England

This is 1 of 59 images, with title starting with Bratch in this square
Bratch Top Lock, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
Bratch Top Lock, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
The lock keeper's house is on the right. Bratch locks were built as a staircase of three in 1770, and were the largest such structure in the world, raising the water level by over thirty feet (9 metres). They were later converted to a conventional flight by the addition of large side ponds. The canal, engineered by James Brindley, joins the River Severn at Stourport, to the Trent and Mersey Canal at Great Haywood. It was opened in 1772.LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )

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SO8693, 463 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 7 December, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 8 December, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 867 938 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:32.5404N 2:11.8169W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 867 938
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