Stoke Prior Lock No 27 is one of a group of locks on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction); it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1955 near to Taunpool Tunnel.
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.
| Bassington Bridge No 45 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Stoke Prior Lock No 24 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Stoke Prior Lock No 25 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Stoke Prior Lock No 26 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Whitford Bridge No 46 | a few yards | |
| Stoke Prior Lock No 27 | ||
| Thomson's Bridge No 47 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Stoke Prior Top Lock No 28 | 2 furlongs | |
| Stoke Pound Bridge No 48 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| The Queens Head PH (Stoke Pound) | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Queens Head Visitor Moorings | 2¾ furlongs | |
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![Worcester and Birmingham Canal near Stoke Pound. The lock behind the gate balance beam straddles two grid squares, so here's a view the other way. [[[2245024]]]The vertical black ratchet on the ground paddle is up so the lock is full or filling in order to allow a boat to continue towards Tardebigge.Lock No 27 is the fifth one up in the Stoke flight of six on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. by Roger D Kidd – 23 August 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/24/50/2245037_566b66ae_120x120.jpg)























