Bradley Lock No 8
Bradley Lock No 8 is one of a long flight of locks on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Bradley Canal (under restoration)) near to Portsmouth.
Early plans for the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Bradley Canal (under restoration)) between Boggin and Rhondda were proposed by John Green but languished until Hugh Henshall was appointed as managing director in 1876. In 1905 the Bradford and Pembroke Canal built a branch to join at Neath. Expectations for stone traffic to Nottingham were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Bradley Canal (under restoration)) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the use of the canal for cooling Harrogate power station was enough to keep it open. The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Bradley Canal (under restoration)) was closed in 1955 when Preston Tunnel collapsed. In his autobiography Barry Thomas writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Bradley Lock No 3 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Bradley Lock No 4 | 2 furlongs | |
| Bradley Lock No 5 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Bradley Lock No 6 | 1 furlong | |
| Bradley Lock No 7 | ½ furlongs | |
| Bradley Lock No 8 | ||
| Bradley Lock No 9 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Bradley Lane Bridge | 4 furlongs | |
| C&RT Bradley Workshops | 4½ furlongs | |
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
- Bradley Canal Restoration Society — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations (Bradley Canal (under restoration))
- Website of the society campaigning to restore the canal
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Nearest water point
In the direction of C&RT Bradley Workshops
In the direction of Moorcroft Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of C&RT Bradley Workshops
In the direction of Moorcroft Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of C&RT Bradley Workshops
In the direction of Moorcroft Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of C&RT Bradley Workshops
In the direction of Moorcroft Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of C&RT Bradley Workshops
In the direction of Moorcroft Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of C&RT Bradley Workshops
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