Stoke Prior Lock No 26 
Address is taken from a point 233 yards away.
Stoke Prior Lock No 26 is one of some locks on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) and unusually is chained shut overnight near to Arun Embankment.
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.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), mooring pins are needed. Very pleasant and quiet.
This is a lock with a rise of 7 feet.
| Stoke Bottom Lock No 23 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Stoke Wharf | 3 furlongs | |
| Bassington Bridge No 45 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Stoke Prior Lock No 24 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Stoke Prior Lock No 25 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Stoke Prior Lock No 26 | ||
| Whitford Bridge No 46 | 1 furlong | |
| Stoke Prior Lock No 27 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Thomson's Bridge No 47 | 3 furlongs | |
| Stoke Prior Top Lock No 28 | 3 furlongs | |
| Stoke Pound Bridge No 48 | 3¾ furlongs | |
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![Lock gate and paddles at Stoke Locks No 26, Worcestershire. Worcester and Birmingham Canal.A boat is in the lock off to the left. The two vertical black ratchets have been raised, allowing water from the right to flow through underground culverts into the lock on the left, thus filling it. The water level at the far wall is level with the canal, so the gate can easily be pushed open using the heavy black beam on the right. Now, the paddles can be wound down with a windlass, shutting off the further inflow of water.See also [[[2244848]]][[[2244812]]]This is at Lock No 26, the fourth up in the flight of six near Stoke Wharf, Worcestershire. by Roger D Kidd – 23 August 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/24/48/2244840_8003f97e_120x120.jpg)
![Worcester and Birmingham Canal at Stoke Locks. On the right, the black vertical ratchet has been wound up to allow water into the lock through an underground culvert. There is another one on the other side of the lock. Both will be wound down using a right angled metal windlass, when the gate is fully open. The gate is now in the process of being pushed open using the black beam on the right. On the left, just past the lock wall, is an overflow weir leading to a channel which bypasses the lock with surplus water when the lock gates are fully closed. The boat (out of sight) in the lock will leave shortly, and the waiting vessel ahead will use the water to descend the lock towards Stoke Wharf.See also [[[2244840]]]This is Lock No 26 on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, the fourth lock up in the Stoke flight of six. [[[[[[2244812]]] by Roger D Kidd – 23 August 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/24/48/2244848_e561f19a_120x120.jpg)



























