Bunbury Staircase Locks Nos 30 and 31

Bunbury Staircase Locks Nos 30 and 31 is a group of locks on the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) .
The Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) was built by John Smeaton and opened on January 1 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Newport to Castlefield canal at Stroud, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Bassetlaw at Oldham caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Torquay instead. In Thomas Smith's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Westhampton Boat Lift during the General Strike.

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
Facilities: chemical toilet disposal, rubbish disposal and water point.
This is a pair of locks with a rise of 15f7.
| Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks | 2 furlongs | |
| Former Bunbury Stables | ¼ furlongs | |
| Bunbury Staircase Locks Nos 30 and 31 | ||
| Bunbury Lock No 31 Tail Bridge | a few yards | |
| Bunbury Bridge No 105 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Bunbury Railway Bridge No 105A | 1 furlong | |
| Tilstone Visitor Moorings | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Tilstone Lock No 32 | 6 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Bunbury Lock No 31 Tail Bridge
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Winding Hole above Bunbury Locks
In the direction of River Dee Branch Junction
Bunbury from Narrowboat Just Heaven posted Wednesday the 30th of October, 2019
Locks, Stock and Secret Nuclear Bunkers from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Friday the 7th of September, 2007
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![Rivet bench mark on Bunbury Locks. This bench mark is on the stonework at the bottom of the flight of locks. It is near the east end of the footbridge below the bottom lock. See [[2863642]] For details of the mark see the Bench Mark database http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm42164 by John S Turner – 20 March 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/86/36/2863623_92208d44_120x120.jpg)


![Bunbury Bridge by Bunbury Locks. Bunbury Bridge carries Bowe's Gate Road/Bunbury Road across the Shropshire Union Canal below the flight of Bunbury Locks, but I don't know where the road name changes. There is a rivet bench mark on the rounded stonework of the locks seen in the centre between the railings [[2863623]]. Despite the name, the locks are just inside the parish of Alpraham. by John S Turner – 20 March 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/86/36/2863642_b9026dfd_120x120.jpg)









![Bench mark near Bunbury Locks. This bench mark is on the Anglo Welsh Waterway Holidays building http://www.anglowelsh.co.uk/index.htm at Bunbury Locks. The mark is on the north west corner of the building facing across the road. See also [[2863567]] For details of the mark see the Bench Mark database http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm42162 by John S Turner – 20 March 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/86/35/2863555_65c100b7_120x120.jpg)






![Bowe's Gate Road near Bunbury Locks. Looking along Bowe's Gate Road from close to Bunbury Locks. In front of the camera is a small bridge over the River Gowy, although it doesn't seem much more than a brook, and the building on the left is the Anglo Welsh Waterway Holidays building. Facing across the road there is a bench mark on this corner of the building [[2863555]] by John S Turner – 20 March 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/86/35/2863567_8fc1458a_120x120.jpg)




