Site of Whitmore Arm
Site of Whitmore Arm is an notable flight of locks on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line).
The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) was built by Exuperius Picking Junior and opened on January 1 1816. The canal joined the sea near Bournemouth. Expectations for stone traffic to Barton were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Wakefield kept it open. The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) was closed in 1955 when St Helens Aqueduct collapsed. In his autobiography Arthur Clarke writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

| Farmers Bridge Lock No 11 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Farmers Bridge Lock No 10 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Newhall Street Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Farmers Bridge Lock No 9 | ½ furlongs | |
| Farmers Bridge Lock No 8 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Whitmore Arm | ||
| Farmers Bridge Lock No 7 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Islington Place Footbridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Farmers Bridge Lock No 6 | ½ furlongs | |
| Farmers Bridge Lock No 5 | 1 furlong | |
| Site of Universal Pen Works Basin and Wharf | 1 furlong | |
Amenities here
Amenities nearby at Farmers Bridge Lock No 8
Amenities nearby at Farmers Bridge Lock No 7
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
Mouseover for more information or show routes to facility
Nearest water point
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
There is no page on Wikipedia called “Site of Whitmore Arm”

![Locks from Newhall Street in 1993. The locks are still there nearly 20 years after this photograph was taken, but their surroundings are somewhat changed, as shown in [[2213564]]. by Ruth Riddle – April 1993](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/02/37/3023707_c8c3a292_120x120.jpg)
















![Building site - Newhall Street. This is on the site of the former Birmingham Museum of Science & Industry and is to be yet another hotel I believe. An earlier view is here - [[2211846]].The Birmingham & Fazeley Canal Farmer's Bridge flight of locks is in the left foreground. by Chris Allen – 20 December 2014](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/28/56/4285616_559eb3d4_120x120.jpg)











