Etruria Staircase Locks Nos 1 and 2
Bedford Street, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4PZ, United Kingdom 

Etruria Staircase Locks Nos 1 and 2
is a minor waterways place
on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Main Line to Froghall) between
  Shelton (2¼ furlongs
   to the southeast) and
  Brindley Statue (1½ furlongs
   to the northwest).
  The nearest place in the direction of Shelton is Bedford Street Bridge No 2;
  ¼ furlongs
   away.
   
  The nearest place in the direction of Brindley Statue is Etruria Footbridge;
  1 furlong
   away.
Mooring here is unrated. 
This is a pair of locks with a rise of 19 feet and 3 inches.
| Planet Lock No 3  | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Stoke Road Bridge No 4 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Shelton | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Shelton New Road Bridge No 3 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Bedford Street Bridge No 2 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Etruria Staircase Locks Nos 1 and 2 | ||
| Etruria Footbridge  | 1 furlong | |
| Etruria Museum Winding Hole | 1 furlong | |
| Brindley Statue  | 1½ furlongs | |
| Etruria Services  | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Etruria Junction  | 2¼ furlongs | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
 - Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch)
 
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Park Lane Services — 8 miles, 2 furlongs  and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Consall Forge — 14 miles, 2 furlongs  and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Froghall Junction — 16 miles, 6¼ furlongs  and 17 locks away
Travel  to Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance), then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) to Froghall Junction
Froghall Basin — 16 miles, 7¼ furlongs  and 18 locks away
Travel  to Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance), then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) to Froghall Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Uttoxeter Canal) to Froghall Basin
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Services — 1¾ furlongs  and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Stoke Top Lock No 40 — 2½ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stoke Top Lock No 40
Harecastle Tunnel (southern entrance) — 3 miles, 7¼ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (southern entrance)
Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance) — 5 miles, 4½ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)
Hall Green Footbridge No 93 — 7 miles, 3¼ furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Hall Green Footbridge No 93
Red Bull Services — 6 miles, 4 furlongs  and 5 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Red Bull Services
Buxton Road Bridge No 68 — 13 miles, 3¼ furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Buxton Road Bridge No 68
Stone Services — 9 miles, ¾ furlongs  and 14 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stone Services
Stafford Road Bridge No 93 — 9 miles, 4 furlongs  and 16 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stafford Road Bridge No 93
Bosley Top Lock No 1 — 17 miles, 1 furlong  and 14 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Bosley Top Lock No 1
Locketts Bridge No 53 — 17 miles, 2 furlongs  and 15 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Locketts Bridge No 53
Great Haywood Services Wharf — 19 miles, 2 furlongs  and 20 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Services Wharf
Wheelock Wharf — 12 miles, 6 furlongs  and 28 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Wheelock Wharf
Middlewich Junction — 18 miles, 5½ furlongs  and 33 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Middlewich Junction
Middlewich Town Wharf — 19 miles, ½ furlongs  and 36 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Middlewich Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) to Middlewich Town Wharf
Middlewich Big Lock No 75 — 19 miles, 3¼ furlongs  and 36 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Middlewich Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) to Middlewich Big Lock No 75Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Planet Lock No 3 — 3¼ furlongs  and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Park Lane Services — 8 miles, 2 furlongs  and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance) — 16 miles, 5 furlongs  and 17 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Froghall Junction — 16 miles, 6¼ furlongs  and 17 locks away
Travel  to Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance), then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) to Froghall Junction
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Services — 1¾ furlongs  and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Stoke Top Lock No 40 — 2½ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stoke Top Lock No 40
Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance) — 5 miles, 4½ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)
Red Bull Services — 6 miles, 4 furlongs  and 5 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Red Bull Services
Stone Visitor Moorings — 9 miles, 5¼ furlongs  and 16 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stone Visitor Moorings
Aston Marina (entrance) — 11 miles, ½ furlongs  and 17 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Aston Marina (entrance)
Bosley Top Lock No 1 — 17 miles, 1 furlong  and 14 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Bosley Top Lock No 1
Great Haywood Services Wharf — 19 miles, 2 furlongs  and 20 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Services Wharf
Wheelock Wharf — 12 miles, 6 furlongs  and 28 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Wheelock WharfNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Park Lane Services — 8 miles, 2 furlongs  and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Froghall Junction — 16 miles, 6¼ furlongs  and 17 locks away
Travel  to Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance), then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Froghall Tunnel) to Froghall Junction
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Services — 1¾ furlongs  and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance) — 5 miles, 4½ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (northern entrance)
Red Bull Services — 6 miles, 4 furlongs  and 5 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Red Bull Services
Stone Services — 9 miles, ¾ furlongs  and 14 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stone Services
Aston Marina (entrance) — 11 miles, ½ furlongs  and 17 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Aston Marina (entrance)
Bosley Top Lock No 1 — 17 miles, 1 furlong  and 14 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Bosley Top Lock No 1
Great Haywood Services Wharf — 19 miles, 2 furlongs  and 20 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Services Wharf
Wheelock Wharf — 12 miles, 6 furlongs  and 28 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Wheelock WharfNearest place to turn
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Northwood Winding Hole — 2 miles, 2¼ furlongs  and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Leek Road Winding Hole — 2 miles, 7½ furlongs  and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Foxley Winding Hole — 4 miles, 2 furlongs  and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Museum Winding Hole — 1 furlong  and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Services — 1¾ furlongs  and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Junction — 2¼ furlongs  and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Festival Park Marina — 4¾ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Festival Park Marina
Toby Carvery Festival Park — 5 furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Toby Carvery Festival Park
Burslem Branch Winding Hole — 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Burslem Branch Winding Hole
Middleport Winding Hole — 2 miles, 2½ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Middleport Winding Hole
Harecastle Tunnel (southern entrance) — 3 miles, 7¼ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Harecastle Tunnel (southern entrance)
Hardings Wood Junction — 5 miles, 7¼ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction
Site of Junction with Newcastle-Under-Lyme Canal — 1 mile, 2½ furlongs  and 7 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Site of Junction with Newcastle-Under-Lyme Canal
Stoke Basin Bridge No 111 — 1 mile, 5¾ furlongs  and 7 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stoke Basin Bridge No 111
Pipers Bridge Arm — 6 miles, 5¼ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Pipers Bridge Arm
Sideway Winding Hole — 2 miles, 5 furlongs  and 7 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Sideway Winding Hole
Trentham Winding Hole — 3 miles, 7 furlongs  and 7 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Trentham Winding Hole
Heritage Narrowboats — 8 miles, 3½ furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Heritage Narrowboats
Ramsdell Hall Winding Hole — 8 miles, 5¼ furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Ramsdell Hall Winding Hole
Jonathan Road Winding Hole — 4 miles, 7½ furlongs  and 7 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Jonathan Road Winding HoleNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
Park Lane Services — 8 miles, 2 furlongs  and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Froghall Tunnel (southwestern entrance)
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Etruria Services — 1¾ furlongs  and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Etruria Junction
Red Bull Services — 6 miles, 4 furlongs  and 5 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Red Bull Services
Aston Marina (entrance) — 11 miles, ½ furlongs  and 17 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Aston Marina (entrance)
Bosley Top Lock No 1 — 17 miles, 1 furlong  and 14 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Bosley Top Lock No 1Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Etruria Junction
Festival Park Marina — 4¾ furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Festival Park Marina
Longport Wharf — 2 miles, 3 furlongs  and 2 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Longport Wharf
Heritage Narrowboats — 8 miles, 3½ furlongs  and 3 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Hall Green Branch) to Hall Green Stop Lock, then on the Macclesfield Canal to Heritage Narrowboats
Stone Wharf — 9 miles, 2½ furlongs  and 14 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Stone Wharf
Aston Marina (entrance) — 11 miles, ½ furlongs  and 17 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Aston Marina (entrance)
Great Haywood Marina — 18 miles, 6¾ furlongs  and 20 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Marina
Great Haywood Services Wharf — 19 miles, 2 furlongs  and 20 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Services Wharf
Great Haywood Basin — 19 miles, 2½ furlongs  and 20 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Great Haywood to Etruria) to Great Haywood Junction, then on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Autherley to Great Haywood) to Great Haywood Basin
Andersen Boats Wharf — 19 miles  and 36 locks away
Travel  to Etruria Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Etruria to Hardings Wood) to Hardings Wood Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) to Middlewich Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Middlewich to Preston Brook) to Andersen Boats WharfDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
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[Etruria Industrial Museum]
mill. It is situated between the Trent and Mersey Canal and the Etruria staircase locks of the Caldon Canal. The museum has a modern entrance building
[Caldon Canal]
from Etruria, in Stoke-on-Trent (where it leaves the Trent and Mersey Canal at the summit level), to Froghall, Staffordshire. The canal has 17 locks and
[Lock (water navigation)]
accommodate changes in road crossings. The deepest "as-built" locks in England are considered to be Etruria Top Lock on the Trent and Mersey Canal and Somerton
[Trent and Mersey Canal]
canal. The narrow locks and bridges are big enough for a single narrowboat 7 feet (2.1 m) wide by 72 feet (22 m) long, while the wide locks can accommodate
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Bedford Street Staircase LocksBedford Street Locks - also known as Etruria Staircase Locks. Locks nos 1 & 2 on  the Caldon Canal. Bedford Street Staircase Locks. view of both locks (no 1 at the  bottom) from Etruria Basin - 2012 on the top left is Bedford Industrial Estate (on ...
The Caldon Canal opened in 1779, runs 18 miles from Etruria, in Stoke-on-Trent  where it leaves the Trent and Mersey Canal at the summit level, to Froghall,  Staffordshire. The canal has 17 locks and the 69-metre long Froghall Tunnel.  Contents. 1 History. 1.1 Operation; 1.2 Restoration; 1.3 Froghall tunnel. 2  Description; 3 ... A5006 road bridge. 1-2. Etruria Staircase Locks (2). Trent and  Mersey Canal ...
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![Staircase Locks Instruction board, at Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent. Bedford Street Staircase Locks, Nos 1 and 2 on the Caldon Branch of the Trent and Mersey canal. This notice is by the side of the lower chamber (Lock No 1). http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/SJ8746?class=Canal+locks[[[2475418]]]The two locks here are constructed as a staircase. The water from the upper lock is emptied straight into the lower lock. Care needs to exercised and paddles opened in the correct order. by Roger  D Kidd – 27 May 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/47/54/2475422_1420a3ae_120x120.jpg)




![Staircase Locks Instruction board, at Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent. Bedford Street Staircase Locks, Nos 1 and 2 on the Caldon Branch of the Trent and Mersey canal. This notice is by the side of the upper chamber (Lock No 2). [[[2475418]]] http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/591337 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/591339 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/591347The two locks here are constructed as a staircase. The water from the upper lock is emptied straight into the lower lock. Care needs to exercised and paddles opened in the correct order. by Roger  D Kidd – 27 May 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/47/54/2475431_e87bfd04_120x120.jpg)













![Bedford Street Locks, Stoke-on-Trent. Bedford Street Staircase Locks are at the Stoke end of the Caldon Canal. The image shows the bottom lock.There are two locks, where the water from one is emptied directly into the other. The upper lock is always deeper than the lower one, or it wouldn't be able to fill it and allow the opening of the gates.The total rise (or fall) in water level is 19ft 3in (19ft 3in (nearly six metres).[[[2475431]]] by Roger  D Kidd – 31 July 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/57/48/5574804_e09e4fc6_120x120.jpg)
![In Bedford Street Locks, Stoke-on-Trent. Bedford Street Staircase Locks are at the Stoke end of the Caldon Canal. The image shows the bottom lock, seen from a narrowboat in the top lock.There are two locks, where the water from one is emptied directly into the other. The upper lock is always deeper than the lower one, or it wouldn't be able to fill it and allow the opening of the gates.The total rise (or fall) in water level is 19ft 3in (19ft 3in (nearly six metres).[[[2475431]]] by Roger  D Kidd – 31 July 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/57/47/5574799_5c39c9ec_120x120.jpg)
![Bedford Street Locks, Stoke-on-Trent. Bedford Street Staircase Locks are at the Stoke end of the Caldon Canal. The image shows the tail-gates of the bottom lock. Beyond the lock, the water level matches that of the Trent and Mersey Canal, which this canal joins about four hundred metres ahead.There are two locks, where the water from one is emptied directly into the other. The upper lock is always deeper than the lower one, or it wouldn't be able to fill it and allow the opening of the gates.The total rise (or fall) in water level is 19ft 3in (19ft 3in (nearly six metres).[[[2475431]]] by Roger  D Kidd – 31 July 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/57/48/5574811_563ed58f_120x120.jpg)
![Staircase Locks near Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent. Bedford Street Staircase Locks are at the Stoke end of the Caldon Canal. The image shows the bottom lock.There are two locks, where the water from one is emptied directly into the other. The upper lock is always deeper than the lower one, or it wouldn't be able to fill it and allow the opening of the gates.The total rise (or fall) in water level is 19ft 3in (19ft 3in (nearly six metres).[[[2475431]]] by Roger  D Kidd – 31 July 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/57/47/5574743_84c9bc91_120x120.jpg)

![Bedford Street Staircase Locks, Caldon Canal, Etruria. This picture shows the approach into the bottom lock of the staircase pair. It has been emptied ready for a narrowboat to descend the 19 feet 3 inches (5.87 metres) through the two locks.[[[2475431]]] by Roger  D Kidd – 16 October 2007](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/59/13/591340_bacd8e16_120x120.jpg)