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Walsall Junction Canal Old Birchills Eighth Lock from South (Top Lock) Walsall Locks

A Grade II Listed Building in Birchills Leamore, Walsall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5925 / 52°35'33"N

Longitude: -1.9935 / 1°59'36"W

OS Eastings: 400534

OS Northings: 299412

OS Grid: SP005994

Mapcode National: GBR 2BY.DTL

Mapcode Global: WHBG1.B3YB

Plus Code: 9C4WH2V4+2H

Entry Name: Walsall Junction Canal Old Birchills Eighth Lock from South (Top Lock) Walsall Locks

Listing Date: 31 July 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1186765

English Heritage Legacy ID: 219171

ID on this website: 101186765

Location: Birchills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2

County: Walsall

Electoral Ward/Division: Birchills Leamore

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Walsall

Traditional County: Staffordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Midlands

Church of England Parish: Walsall St Andrew, The Birchills

Church of England Diocese: Lichfield

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Description


WALSALL MB WALSALL JUNCTION CANAL
SP 09 NW
OLD BIRCHILLS
7/113 Eighth lock from south
(top lock) Walsall Locks
GV II

Lock on Walsall Junction Canal. Built in 1841 to join the Walsall Canal
to the Birchills Branch of the Wyreley Canal. Brick with some sandstone
kerbstones to lock chamber. Single gates and cast iron sluice gear.
Forms part of a flight of eight locks (qv). (Paget-Tomlinson, Edward W,
The Complete Book of Canal and River Navigations, 1978, p 94).


Listing NGR: SP0053499412

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