Droitwich Barge Canal - Lock 1, Hawford Bottom Lock - Hawford Mill, UK - Waterway Locks, Planes and Lifts on Waymarking.com

This is lock 1 on the Droitwich Barge canal. It links the canal with the River Severn.

The locks on this canal are all double width locks about 14’ 6” wide.

The canal is six miles long and has eight locks. It was opened in 1771 and its purpose was to transport salt from the Droitwich salt works down to the River Severn.

The last cargo was carried in 1918 and the canal was restored and reopened with the Droitwich Junction canal in 2011.

Waterway Name: Droitwich Barge canal Connected Points: The Droitwich Barge canal joins Droitwich with the River Severn. At Droitwich it meets the Droitwich Junction canal at Barge lock. It has no junctions with any other waterways along its route. Type: Lock Date Opened: 01/01/1771 Elevation Difference (meters): 1.00 Site Status: Operational Web Site: [Web Link] Date Closed (if applicable): Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Logs marked as “visits” should be made after physically visiting the waymark location. Include a picture taken during the visit. Notes may be logged by individuals who have visited the web site or looked at the online information and would like to provide comments or feedback on the waymark.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   03/20/2015 ntpayne visited it