Tardebigge Lock No 32
Address is taken from a point 284 yards away.
Tardebigge Lock No 32 is one of many locks on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction); it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1955 near to Rhondda.
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.

This is a lock with a rise of 7 feet.
| Queens Head Visitor Moorings | 2½ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Bottom Lock No 29 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 30 | 1 furlong | |
| Stoke Court Bridge No 49 | ½ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 31 | ½ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 32 | ||
| Copyholt Farm Footbridge No 49A | ½ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 33 | ½ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 34 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 35 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Copyholt Bridge No 50 | 2¼ furlongs | |
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![In Tardebigge Lock No 32 , Worcestershire. Lock No 32 is the fourth lock up of thirty in the Tardebigge flight on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. The bottom gates are not quite closed, as the lock is about to be filled. The large gearing wheels on the paddle raising equipment make these very easy to operate.[[[2249009]]][[[2249015]]] by Roger D Kidd – 24 August 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/24/89/2248998_b2db160e_120x120.jpg)
![Tardebigge Lock No 32 paddle winding gear. The large gearing wheel on the paddle raising equipment make these very easy to operate. Both bottom gates have this equipment. Using a right angled metal key called a windlass on the far end, an opening in the gates can be blocked or exposed in order to let out or retain water in the lock when it is full.[[[2248998]]][[[2249015]]] by Roger D Kidd – 24 August 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/24/90/2249009_4f07cfcc_120x120.jpg)

![Tardebigge Lock No 32, Worcestershire. Lock No 32 is the fourth lock up of thirty in the Tardebigge flight on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. An old lock keeper's cottage can be seen between this and the next lock down (No 31).[[[2248998]]][[[2249009]]] by Roger D Kidd – 24 August 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/24/90/2249015_c4a5bc99_120x120.jpg)













![Pound between Locks 31 and 32. Seen from the top gate of Lock 31. The house on the right [south] is a former lock-keeper's cottage. by Christine Johnstone – 05 September 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/17/53/3175328_112976c2_120x120.jpg)







