Stourbridge Basin

Stourbridge Basin is on the Stourbridge Canals (Stourbridge Branch).
The Stourbridge Canals (Stourbridge Branch) was built by George Wood and opened on January 1 1876. Orginally intended to run to Sumerlease, the canal was never completed beyond Poole except for a 5 mile isolated section from Perth to Tiverfield. In 1990 the canal became famous when Arthur Hunter navigated Longington Embankment in a bathtub to encourage restoration of Elmbridge Locks.

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
Facilities: chemical toilet disposal and rubbish disposal.
| Stourbridge Basin | ||
| Stourbridge Winding Hole | a few yards | |
| Neville Garrant Footbridge | 1 furlong | |
| Stourbridge Visitor Moorings | 2 furlongs | |
| Old Dry Dock Winding Hole | 2½ furlongs | |
| Coalbourne Brook Bridge | 5¾ furlongs | |
Amenities here
This it the site of a Bonded Warehouse.
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Wordsley Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Wordsley Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Wordsley Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Wordsley Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Wordsley Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Wordsley Junction
Wikipedia has a page about Stourbridge Basin
Stourbridge Basin was a canal basin at the end of the Stourbridge Branch Line in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England. It was built in the 1850s. The last 700 yards (640 m) of the line were used for goods traffic only, to the basin where goods could be interchanged with the terminus of the Stourbridge Canal.










![Bonded warehouse, Stourbridge [Town] Arm. A Grade 2 listed building at Stourbridge Wharf, the current terminus of the Stourbridge Arm. by Christine Johnstone – 08 May 2018](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/79/52/5795258_380b4321_120x120.jpg)


![The Moorings Tavern pub sign, 78-80 High Street, Amblecote. This is the sign of the closed Moorings Tavern, which backs onto the end of the Stourbridge Canal's Town Arm. Unfortunately I was pressed for time when taking this photo, and could not safely cross the very busy High Street to get a close-up view. So this is an enlarged view of one of several photos I took from the other side of the road. Despite it not being to the quality I would prefer, I think it is an important record, as no-one knows if this pub will re-open and/or whether this sign will remain. There is no other photo of it on GeoGraph, or on other sites, as far as I can tell. Update - a new pub opened here in August 2019 called The Old Wharf Inn. It has a new sign. [[6527264]].[[1951903]]. by P L Chadwick – 25 June 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/95/19/1951929_1e60fecb_120x120.jpg)
![The Moorings Tavern (closed), 78-80 High Street, Amblecote. It is a great shame that this historic old canalside pub has closed. It has, or perhaps one should say had, a small beer garden at the back overlooking the end of the Town Arm of the Stourbridge Canal. When the pub was open, it had live music and also had accommodation available. There is a For Sale sign outside, so fingers crossed that it reopens as a pub.Update: over nine years later, in August 2019, the pub reopened, and was renamed The Old Wharf Inn. See [[6527263]] and [[1951929]]. by P L Chadwick – 25 June 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/95/19/1951903_45f86a0d_120x120.jpg)

![Johnsons Cleaners (2) and Max Spielmann, High Street, Amblecote, Stourbridge. As well as a branch of Johnsons Cleaners, next door is a small branch of the long established photo shop known as Max Spielmann. They can print posters, banners and make photographic prints. Unusually these days, they can also process traditional 35mm photographic film including the film from single use cameras.[[6536533]]. by P L Chadwick – 04 July 2020](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/53/65/6536562_2da2a667_120x120.jpg)













