A flight of locks
Contents
- Birmingham Canal
- Wolverhampton Locks (21 locks)
- Factory Junction Locks (3 locks)
- Smethwick Locks (3 locks)
- Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
- Farmer's Bridge Locks (13 locks)
- Aston Locks (11 locks)
- Minworth Locks (3 locks)
- Curdworth Locks (11 locks)
- Coventry Canal
- Atherstone Locks (11 locks)
- Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
- Bratch Locks (3 locks)
- Stourbridge Canal
- Stourton Locks (4 locks)
- Stourbridge Sixteen (16 locks)
- Dudley No 1 Canal
- Delph Locks (8 locks)
- Walsall Branch Canal
- Walsall Locks (8 locks)
- Walsall Canal
- Ryder's Green Locks (8 locks)
- Rushall Canal
- Rushall Locks (9 locks)
- Titford Branch Canal
- Titford or Oldbury Locks (6 locks)
- Tame Valley Canal
- Perry Barr Locks (11 locks)
- Gower Branch Canal
- Brades Locks (3 locks)
- Shropshire Union Canal
- Audlem Locks (15 locks)
- Tyrley Locks (5 locks)
- Adderley Locks (5 locks)
- Worcester and Birmingham Canal
- Tardebigge Locks (30 locks)
- Stoke Locks (6 locks)
- Astwood Locks {6 locks)
- Offerton or Tibberton Locks (6 locks)
- Droitwich Canal
- Hanbury Locks(3 & 3 new locks)
- Grand Union Canal(Leicester Section)
- Foxton Locks (10 locks)
- Watford Locks (7 locks)
- Grand Union Canal (formerly the Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal)
- Garrison Locks (5 locks)
- Camp Hill Locks (6 locks)
- Knowle Locks (5 locks)
- Grand Union Canal
- Hanwell Locks (6 locks)
- Hatton Locks (21 locks)
- Basford Locks (4 locks)
- Marsworth Locks (7 locks)
- Trent and Mersey Canal
- Stone Flight (4 locks)
- Stoke Flight (5 locks)
- Huddersfield Narrow Canal
- Diggle Locks (9 locks)
- Macclesfield Canal
- Bosley Locks (12 locks)
- Caldon Canal
- Bedford Street Staircase
- Kennet and Avon Canal
- Caen Hill Locks
- Stratford Canal
- Lapworth Locks (26 locks)
- Preston Bagot Locks (3 locks)
- Wilmcote Locks (11 locks)
- Llangollen Canal
- Hurleston Locks(4 locks)
- Grindley Brook Locks (6 locks)
- Crinan Canal
- Ardrishaig Locks (4 locks)
- Cairnbaan Locks (4 locks)
- Dunardry Locks (5 locks)
- Crinan Locks (2 locks)
Grand Union Canal(Leicester Section)
Foxton Locks (10 locks)
The ten locks are formed in two five lock staircases raising the canal level by 75 feet. A boat lift was built nearby in 1898 to bypass the locks but proved short-lived due to running costs.
Bottom Lock, Lock 8
Lower Staircase, Locks 8-12
Upper Staircase, Locks 13-17
Top Lock
The Inclined Plane
Watford Locks (7 locks)
This flight of seven locks includes a staircase of four. The water level is raised by 52 feet 6 inches, about sixteen metres. The lock keeper supervises passage through the flight during specified hours in the day. He must be contacted before entering the flight.
Waiting at the bottom of the flight
Locks 1 and 2
The staircase
Locks 3 to 6
Top Lock No 7
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