Rainbow Hill Bridge No 9
Rainbow Hill Bridge No 9 carries the road from Colchester to Taunstone over the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction).
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.

There is a bridge here which takes a road over the canal.
| Blockhouse Lock No 4 | 3¾ furlongs | |
| George Street Bridge No 5 | 2 furlongs | |
| 2002 Footbridge No 5A | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Cromwell Street Footbridge Bridge No 6 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Lowesmoor Bridge No 8 | ½ furlongs | |
| Rainbow Hill Bridge No 9 | ||
| Lowesmoor Basin | ¼ furlongs | |
| Lowesmoor Railway Bridge No 10 | ½ furlongs | |
| Lansdowne Road Bridge No 11 | 3 furlongs | |
| Tavern Hill Bridge No 12 | 5 furlongs | |
| Lowesmoor Visitor Moorings | 5½ furlongs | |
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![Entrance to Lowesmoor Wharf [Worcester Marina]. A very long bridge takes the Worcester and Birmingham Canal's towpath over the wharf entrance. by Christine Johnstone – 06 September 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/17/78/3177800_99681cef_120x120.jpg)




![The Bridge or Bridge Inn (b) - sign, Lowesmoor Terrace, Worcester. Since the pub re-opened, and no longer a Marston's house, it has been given a completely new sign. This refers to the pub as The Bridge, although the external signage on the building, at present, still says Bridge Inn.[[5507796]].The previous Marston's sign:- [[3164563]]. by P L Chadwick – 11 August 2017](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/50/78/5507818_6aad162d_120x120.jpg)
![Bridge Inn (1), Lowesmoor Terrace, Worcester. A Marston's house, near a bridge over the Worcester & Birmingham Canal, which connects with the River Severn in Worcester. The building dates from 1935 and was designed by J.R. Wilkins of Oxford.[[3164563]].Update August 2017:- It is no longer a Marston's house. [[5507796]]. by P L Chadwick – 13 July 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/16/45/3164552_0fcd400b_120x120.jpg)

![Bridge Inn (a), Lowesmoor Terrace, Worcester. Not as old as it looks, the building dates from 1935 and was designed by J.R. Wilkins of Oxford. Until fairly recently this was a Marston's house but then it closed for a while. When it re-opened it was no longer run by them. Externally there isn't much change, except it has a completely different sign, see:- [[5507818]].Photographed in July 2012, when it was a Marston's house:- [[3164552]]. by P L Chadwick – 11 August 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/50/77/5507796_88444874_120x120.jpg)
![Bridge Inn (2) - sign, Lowesmoor Terrace, Worcester. The bridge in question, which bears no resemblance whatsoever to the pretty scene depicted on the sign, crosses the nearby Worcester & Birmingham Canal.[[3164552]].Update August 2017:- The pub is no longer a Marston's house. It has a new sign:- [[5507818]]. by P L Chadwick – 13 July 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/16/45/3164563_fa7540a1_120x120.jpg)





