Academy Winding Hole
Academy Winding Hole is on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) between Bracknell and Brighton.
The Act of Parliament for the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) was passed on January 1 1816 the same day as that of The Wigan Canal. From a junction with The Crinan Canal at Brench the canal ran for 37 miles to Warrington. Expectations for stone traffic to Eastleigh never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of iron from Nuneaton to Birmingham prevented closure. "By Windlass and Handcuff Key Across The Midlands" by John Thomas describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Bury Embankment.

You can wind here.
| Kidderminster | 2½ furlongs | |
| Kidderminster Aqueduct | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Kidderminster Lock No 6 | 2 furlongs | |
| Kidderminster Lock Turnover Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Kidderminster Bridge No 16 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Academy Winding Hole | ||
| Tesco Moorings (Kidderminster) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Caldwell Hall Bridge No 15 | 1 furlong | |
| Roundhill Wharf | 2 furlongs | |
| Caldwall Mill Bridge No 14 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Watermill PH | 3½ furlongs | |
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![A snow covered Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal by Weavers Wharf (2). The canal here runs by the Weavers Wharf development. See:- [[2212203]]. by P L Chadwick – 26 December 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/21/22/2212213_8549c479_120x120.jpg)




![The Piano Building and Slingfield Mills. Former Brinton's carpet factory now partly adaptively reused. There used to be weaving sheds along the canal that are now car parking areas. An earlier photograph is here - [[636223]]. by Chris Allen – 17 July 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/58/16/4581699_348487d5_120x120.jpg)













![Canal and Slingfield Mill in Kidderminster. The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal is seen here south of Kidderminster Lock, and continuing towards Stourport.This shows the Slingfield Mill (circa 1864) was a former Victorian worsted mill which belonged to Brinton's Carpets during the second half of the 20th century, until the 1980s. It is seen here from the Matalan car park (150 metres away) on the west side of the canal.[[[2421628]]] by Roger D Kidd – 13 May 2014](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/44/64/7446429_88ef71a1_120x120.jpg)





![Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal at Kidderminster. Much of the old industrial architecture has been demolished in the town, though the Slingfield Mill with its distinctive chimney shown here is now safe. Its ground floor is used as a retail outlet run by De Bradelei.1976 image: [[[420860]]] by Roger D Kidd – 20 October 2008](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/02/51/1025121_cc495bf1_120x120.jpg)