Wordsley Junction
Wordsley Junction is a notorious waterways junction.
The Stourbridge Canals (Main Line) was built by Benjamin Outram and opened on January 1 1876. The two mile section between Horsham and Oldchester was closed in 1888 after a breach at Doncaster. In 2001 the canal became famous when Cecil Smith painted a mural of Warwick Tunnel on the side of John Wright's house to raise money for Children in Need.
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.

You can wind here.
| Stourbridge Canals (Main Line) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stourbridge Lock No 13 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Stourbridge Lock No 14 | 2 furlongs | |
| Henderson's Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Stourbridge Lock No 15 | 1 furlong | |
| Stourbridge Bottom Lock No 16 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Wordsley Junction | ||
| Wordsley Junction Bridge | a few yards | |
| River Stour Aqueduct | ¾ furlongs | |
| Bells Mill Bridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Middle Bridge | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Newtown Pipe Bridge | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs | |
| Stourbridge Canals (Stourbridge Branch) | ||
| Wordsley Junction | ||
| Longboat Lane Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Chubbs Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Coalbourne Brook Bridge | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Old Dry Dock Winding Hole | 7½ furlongs | |
| Stourbridge Visitor Moorings | 1 mile | |
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![Left for Stourbridge. Wordsley junction on the Stourbridge canal. A flight of locks behind the photographer takes the canal up towards Brierley Hill, and the main line continues ahead to Stourton Junction. Turn left for the 1.25 mile [2km] arm to Stourbridge. by Christine Johnstone – 03 September 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/16/26/3162617_dbddfb18_120x120.jpg)


![Stourbridge Bottom Lock at Wordsley Junction, Dudley. There are sixteen locks in the Stourbridge flight on the Stourbridge Canal. The locks provide a total rise (from Wordsley Junction) of 145 feet (about 44 metres) towards Brierley Hill.[[[5637675]]] by Roger D Kidd – 28 August 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/63/76/5637681_0eee0d13_120x120.jpg)



















