Wolverhampton Lock No 7 is one of a long flight of locks on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line); it has a rise of only a few inches.
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 4 inches.
| Cannock Road Wharf | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Wolverhampton Lock No 5 | 1 furlong | |
| Cannock Road Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Wolverhampton Lock No 6 | ½ furlongs | |
| Site of Ceres Works Basin | ¼ furlongs | |
| Wolverhampton Lock No 7 | ||
| Wolverhampton Lock No 8 | ½ furlongs | |
| Jordan Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Wolverhampton Lock No 9 | 1 furlong | |
| Site of Crown Street Basin and Wharf | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Wolverhampton Lock No 10 | 1½ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
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In the direction of Aldersley Junction
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![OS benchmark - Wolverhampton, canal Lock 7. An easily-spotted benchmark on the steps at the north end of [[7179001]], which was last levelled in 1957 at 132.512m above Ordnance Datum Newlyn. by Richard Law – 23 June 2023](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/92/81/7928143_76e14751_120x120.jpg)














![Wolverhampton Locks near Springfield. Birmingham Canal Navigations. Locks 6, 7 and 8 can be seen. There are twenty-one altogether in the flight.Looking north from the bridge carrying the A460 Cannock Road. The council incinerator is on the left.See also the March image here: [[[1231470]]] by Roger D Kidd – 10 August 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/17/54/3175442_d1add9f1_120x120.jpg)
