Curdworth Bottom Lock No 38 is one of a long flight of locks on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line); it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1955.
The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) was built by Exuperius Picking Junior and opened on January 1 1816. The canal joined the sea near Bournemouth. Expectations for stone traffic to Barton were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Wakefield kept it open. The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) was closed in 1955 when St Helens Aqueduct collapsed. In his autobiography Arthur Clarke writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

This is a lock with a rise of 6 feet and 1 inch.
| Fishers Mill Aqueduct | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Curdworth Conveyor Bridge | 7 furlongs | |
| Gravel Pit Bridge | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Curdworth Winding Hole | 1 furlong | |
| Canal Pool Moorings | ¾ furlongs | |
| Curdworth Bottom Lock No 38 | ||
| Kingsbury Swing Bridge | a few yards | |
| Curdworth Lock 10 No 37 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Bodymoor Heath Wharf | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Bodymoor Heath Bridge | 5½ furlongs | |
| Cheatles Farm Bridge | 6½ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Canal Pool Moorings
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
It's foggy, it's damp, it's Wednesday... it must be Birmingham from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Wednesday the 25th of September, 2013
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![Pair of BCN houses at Curdworth Bottom Lock. On the Birmingham & Fazeley canal, which is part of the BCN [Birmingham Canal Navigations]. All BCN houses are numbered, and the white house is no. 257. This number does not refer to a street, just to the list of BCN houses. by Christine Johnstone – 08 May 2022](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/20/94/7209493_dd3aea56_120x120.jpg)







![Flood defence wall at Curdworth Bottom Lock [no 11]. Protecting the canalside cottages which are now on a peninsula surrounded by lakes [flooded gravel pits]. by Christine Johnstone – 08 May 2022](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/20/94/7209486_d87a9ef5_120x120.jpg)








