Ham Mill Lock No 5
Ham Mill Lock No 5 is one of a group of locks on the Cotswold Canals (Thames and Severn Canal - Wide section) and unusually is chained shut overnight near to Tameside Embankment.
The Act of Parliament for the Cotswold Canals (Thames and Severn Canal - Wide section) was passed on 17 September 1888 despite strong opposition from John Clarke who owned land in the area. The canal joined the sea near Slough. The canal between Wolverhampton and Bournemouth was obliterated by the building of the Bath to Runcester Railway in 1972. Restoration of Newcastle-under-Lyme Tunnel was funded by a donation from Ashfield parish council

This is a lock with a rise of 8 feet and 10 inches.
| Gough's Orchard Feeder | 5 furlongs | |
| Site of Proposed Hope Mill New Bridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Hope Mill Lock No 6 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Stroud Brewery | 2½ furlongs | |
| Bagpath Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Ham Mill Lock No 5 | ||
| Ham Mill Bridge | a few yards | |
| Jubilee Footbridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Griffin Mill Lock No 4 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Stantons Bridge | 4 furlongs | |
| Bowbridge Lock No 3 | 5¾ furlongs | |
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![Ham Mill Lock, Thames & Severn Canal. Part of Phase 1A of the Cotswold Canals Trust's restoration programme. The lock lifts boats by 9 feet [2.7 metres]. by Christine Johnstone – 28 March 2016](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/89/23/4892359_2fca86a2_120x120.jpg)



![Ham Mill Lane bridge, from the north. Crossing the Thames & Severn Canal just below Ham Mill Lock [17W]. by Christine Johnstone – 06 July 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/21/31/6213191_1bbc12f3_120x120.jpg)
![Ham Mill Lock [17W], Thames and Severn Canal. 74ft long and 12ft 9 ins wide, with a lift of 9ft [2.7m]. Built in the 1780s, abandoned in 1933 and restored in 2017 by the Cotswold Canals Trust. The by-wash culvert is now [2019] being replaced. by Christine Johnstone – 06 July 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/21/31/6213175_2f149048_120x120.jpg)
![By-wash weir, Ham Mill Lock [17W]. A by-wash is the overflow around a canal lock. Excess water drops over this weir above the lock and goes through a culvert to below the lock. The culvert at Ham Mill Lock is blocked and is being replaced. by Christine Johnstone – 06 July 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/21/31/6213186_cb826b13_120x120.jpg)


![Boat moored above Ham Mill Lock [17W]. Hopefully this will not be such a rare sight when more of the canal is restored. by Christine Johnstone – 06 July 2019](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/21/31/6213180_e442f6df_120x120.jpg)



















