Pratt's Wharf 
Address is taken from a point 280 yards away.
Pratt's Wharf is on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton).
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.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring).
You can wind here.
| Falling Sands Pipe Bridge No 1 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Silverwoods Way Bridge | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Falling Sands Pipe Bridge No 2 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Falling Sands Lock No 4 | 4 furlongs | |
| Pratt's Wharf Pipe Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Pratt's Wharf | ||
| Oldington Bridge No 10 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Bullock Lane Bridge No 9 | 7 furlongs | |
| Upper Mitton Bridge No 8 | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Former Railway Interchange Basin | 1 mile, 3½ furlongs | |
| Mitton Railway Bridge (disused) | 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Oldington Bridge No 10
A pleasant mooring spot, but sometimes the nearby sewage works can be a little smelly !
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![Pratt's Wharf Bridge north of Stourport, Worcestershire. Off the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal under this bridge is a derelict lock (built in about 1840) and a short arm of the canal formerly serving the Wilden Iron Works via the River Stour. The wharf (named after Isaac Pratt of Henwick?) predates the lock, and seems to have changed name to Platt's Wharf by the late nineteenth century.[[[4760414]]] by Roger D Kidd – 23 August 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/68/44/5684437_2fa2119f_120x120.jpg)

![Archway to Pratt's Wharf near Kidderminster, Worcestershire. This bridge carries the towpath of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal across the arm and derelict lock (built in about 1840) formerly serving the Wilden Iron Works via the River Stour. The wharf (named after Isaac Pratt of Henwick?) predates the lock, and seems to have changed name to Platt's Wharf by the late nineteenth century.[[[1475]]]https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2eAFhE-m0yhd0NVc0ZGMTFmQ2c/edit?pli=1 by Roger D Kidd – 29 May 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/76/03/4760388_32511148_120x120.jpg)
















