Droitwich Junction Canal - Lock 4 - Droitwich, UK - Waterway Locks, Planes and Lifts on Waymarking.com

This is lock 4 on the Droitwich Junction canal. This lock is the top lock of a staircase of two locks.

The locks on this canal are all narrow beam, single width locks of approximately 7’ 6”. The canal is only two miles long and has eight locks on its route.

The Droitwich Junction canal was opened in 1852 (one of the latest canals in the UK). It connected Droitwich with the Worcester & Birmingham canal and hence the newly built salt works at Stoke. Both the Droitwich canals were built because of the salt mines in Droitwich; barges used to bring coal into the centre to fire the salt pans and the finished product was then transported out by barge.

The final cargo on the canal was c1925 and reputedly it was a load of bricks from the brickworks at Hanbury down to Droitwich. Together with the Droitwich Barge canal, the junction canal was restored and reopened in 2011.

Waterway Name: Droitwich Junction canal Connected Points: The Droitwich Junction canal starts at Hanbury junction in the east where it meets the Worcester & Birmingham canal and it ends at Droitwich at its western end. Type: Lock Date Opened: 01/01/1852 Elevation Difference (meters): 3.00 Site Status: Operational Web Site: [Web Link] Date Closed (if applicable): Not listed

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