Tavern Hill Bridge No 12 carries a farm track over the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) near to York.
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).
There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Lowesmoor Bridge No 8 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Rainbow Hill Bridge No 9 | 5 furlongs | |
| Lowesmoor Basin | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Lowesmoor Railway Bridge No 10 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Lansdowne Road Bridge No 11 | 2 furlongs | |
| Tavern Hill Bridge No 12 | ||
| Lowesmoor Visitor Moorings | ½ furlongs | |
| Gregory's Mill Bridge No 13 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Gregory's Mill Bottom Lock No 5 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Gregory's Mill Top Lock No 6 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Astwood Cemetery Bridge No 14 | 3¾ furlongs | |
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![Worcester City 2 Liverpool 1. A wall mural under a road bridge crossing the Worcester and Birmingham Canal celebrating Worcester City's 2-1 victory over Liverpool in the FA Cup on 15 January 1959. Worcester City's football ground [[56346]], St George's Lane was adjacent to the canal until 2013. by Philip Halling – 03 August 2025](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/11/30/8113048_904f825e_120x120.jpg)






![The Cavalier (1), 107 St. George's Lane North, Worcester. This large fairly modern pub is adjacent to the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. Behind the pub is the St. George's Ground of Worcester City Football Club. This is about to close and be demolished for housing. The pub does get quite a bit of trade from football supporters on match days, so this is probably not very good news for them. Update - closed 2014; demolished for housing project 2016.[[3424804]].[[3424816]]. by P L Chadwick – 22 April 2013](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/42/47/3424781_81dd3456_120x120.jpg)

![The Cavalier (3), 107 St. George's Lane North, Worcester. The pub offers skittles, pool, darts, poker, sport on TV and a function room. Food is served between 9am and 2pm. Update - closed 2014; demolished for housing project 2016.[[3424781]].[[3424804]]. by P L Chadwick – 22 April 2013](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/42/48/3424816_8b382459_120x120.jpg)


![Charles Court. Charles Court of St George's Lane North is a recent development standing on the site of what used to be the Cavalier Inn [[3424816]], a pub I remember having a drink in more than thirty years ago when I lived nearby. by Philip Halling – 03 August 2025](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/12/67/8126721_40c90d04_120x120.jpg)
![Canalside apartments. Modern apartments overlooking the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Here is a view of this site in 2009 before this apartments were built [[1347540]]. by Philip Halling – 03 August 2025](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/11/30/8113058_138af93a_120x120.jpg)






![Apartments overlooking the canal. Apartments overlooking the Worcester and Birmingham Canal on the former site of St George's Lane, former home of Worcester City FC [[1347540]]. by Philip Halling – 08 December 2020](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/70/29/6702978_c30d7276_120x120.jpg)
![The Cavalier (2) - sign, 107 St. George's Lane North, Worcester. The City of Worcester was famous for being a Royalist stronghold in the 17th century Civil War between King Charles I and the Parliamentarian forces led by Oliver Cromwell. The Royalist side were known as Cavaliers, which has given rise to the name of this pub. It apparently used to be known as the Cavalier Tavern. The sign is on a post in the car park, but unfortunately the colours seem to have faded quite a bit. Update - the pub was demolished in 2016 for a housing project.[[3424781]].[[3424816]]. by P L Chadwick – 22 April 2013](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/42/48/3424804_bb8879d9_120x120.jpg)






