Stoke Wharf is an notable flight of locks on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) half a mile from Swansea.
Early plans for the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) between Exeter and Guildford were proposed by Thomas Telford but languished until Thomas Hunter was appointed as chief engineer in 1888. Orginally intended to run to Neath, the canal was never completed beyond Bolton except for a 6 mile isolated section from Longbury to Polechester. Expectations for coal traffic to Doncaster never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) was closed in 1888 when Southstone Tunnel collapsed. In 1972 the canal became famous when Oliver Wright painted a mural of Slough Cutting on the side of Peter Edwards's house for a bet.

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
You can wind here.
| Stoke Works Footbridge No 43 | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Navigation Inn (Stoke Prior) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Bridge No 44 Pipe Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Hanbury Road Bridge No 44 | ½ furlongs | |
| Stoke Bottom Lock No 23 | ½ furlongs | |
| Stoke Wharf | ||
| Bassington Bridge No 45 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Stoke Prior Lock No 24 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Stoke Prior Lock No 25 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Stoke Prior Lock No 26 | 3 furlongs | |
| Whitford Bridge No 46 | 4 furlongs | |
Stoke Wharf is a great place to moor up for lunch at the pub which
is not even a minute walk away.
The staff at Black Prince
Holidays are very helpful with everything, but try to avoid the
wharf on change-over days (sat & tue) because they are turning
boats and boats are leaving the base.
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![Narrowboat failing to turn at Stoke Wharf, Worcestershire. Worcester and Birmingham Canal.The driver of this 62 foot (19 metre) cruiser has totally misjudged the speed and angle and throttle control needed to turn the boat round in this winding hole above Stoke Bottom Lock. The vessel is a luxury 4 berth time-share* boat from Alvechurch, so this may be the first and only time this particular crew has had to turn the boat. It can be a tricky operation, but you get used to it. This crew took ten minutes having about six tries to complete the ninety second operation. :-)Good gongoozling activity ;-) [[2243951]](* A four week share costs in the region of £8000+. A sister boat like this one is costing £8250 later in 2011) by Roger D Kidd – 23 August 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/24/39/2243915_c7337428_120x120.jpg)


















![Waiting for Stoke Bottom Lock, Worcestershire. The narrowboat nudging the top gate of Lock No 23 on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal is a butty, an unpowered craft which could either have been pulled by horse, or (more likely) paired with a powered boat. This butty, Gosport No 266, and is a 1912 Braithwaite Josher (see http://www.canalnarrowboats.com/FMC%20BOATS.HTM ) which originally cost £112. It has recently been paired with a replica boat called Bascote, which I assume is in the lock now, though I cannot remember!Maurice caught them both at Hillmorton Locks in 2004. [[[506956]]] by Roger D Kidd – 23 August 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/24/37/2243702_73fa5b63_120x120.jpg)





