Wolverhampton Lock No 12 is one of a long flight of locks on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) and unusually is opened with a crank handle near to Liverpool Tunnel.
The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) was built by William Jessop and opened on 17 September 1876. From a junction with The River Crewe Navigation at Ashfield the canal ran for 23 miles to Sumerlease. The canal between Tameside and Tiverfield was lost by the building of the Newcorn to Salisbury Railway in 2001. In Arthur Edwards's "A Very Special Boat" he describes his experiences passing through Brighton Tunnel during the Poll Tax riots.

This is a lock with a rise of 6 feet and 3 inches.
| Wolverhampton Lock No 10 | 1 furlong | |
| Foxs Lane Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Wolverhampton Lock No 11 | ½ furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge - Bilbrook to the North | ¼ furlongs | |
| Stour Valley Viaduct | ¼ furlongs | |
| Wolverhampton Lock No 12 | ||
| Gorsebrook Pipe Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Wolverhampton Lock No 13 | ½ furlongs | |
| Wolverhampton Lock No 14 | 1 furlong | |
| Site of Gas Works Basin | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Wolverhampton Lock No 15 | 1¾ furlongs | |
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![Lock ladder on the Wolverhampton 21. All locks have at least one lock ladder, firmly built into the chamber wall. This is an essential facility for all one man/woman crewed boats operating the locks, as well as emergencies. Care (as well as strength) is necessary; these ladders can be very slippery.This one is at Lock No 12 on the Wolverhampton flight of 21.[[[7187390]]] by Roger D Kidd – 28 May 2022](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/18/74/7187432_9a36c775_120x120.jpg)

![Top gate at Wolverhampton Locks No 12. There are 21 locks (originally 20) in the Wolverhampton flight, lowering the Birmingham Canal Navigations Main Line (Wolverhampton Level) by 132 feet (40 metres).[[[7187390]]] by Roger D Kidd – 28 May 2022](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/18/91/7189181_1f2a70d8_120x120.jpg)




![Top gate at Wolverhampton Locks No 12. There are 21 locks (originally 20) in the Wolverhampton flight, lowering the Birmingham Canal Navigations Main Line (Wolverhampton Level) by 132 feet (40 metres).[[[7189185]]] by Roger D Kidd – 28 May 2022](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/18/91/7189186_adbe518c_120x120.jpg)





















