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Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Junction to Diglis Basin)

 
 
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The Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Junction to Diglis Basin) is a broad canal and is part of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. It runs for 1¼ furlongs through 2 locks from Diglis Junction (where it joins the River Severn (main river - Worcester to Gloucester) and the River Severn (main river - Stourport to Worcester)) to Diglis Basin (where it joins the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) and the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin Marina Arm)).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 18 feet and 10 inches wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is 6 feet and 7 inches.

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Diglis Junction
Junction of Worcester and Birmingham Canal with River Severn
Diglis Bottom Swing Bridge No 1 ¼ furlongs 0 locks
Diglis Bottom Lock No 1 ½ furlongs 0 locks
Diglis Locks Middle Basin ¾ furlongs 1 lock
Diglis Lock No 2 1 furlong 1 lock
Diglis Basin
Tow-path goes around the first basin
1¼ furlongs 2 locks
 
 
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Find out the best way to visit Diglis Basin and Dock in Worcester, how long it takes to see, and detailed info on its history.
 
Wikipedia

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The Worcester and Birmingham Canal is a canal linking Birmingham and Worcester in England. It starts in Worcester, as an 'offshoot' of the River Severn (just after the river lock) and ends in Gas Street Basin in Birmingham. It is 29 miles (47 km) long. There are 58 locks in total on the canal, including the 30 Tardebigge Locks, one of the largest lock flights in Europe. The canal climbs 428 feet (130 m) from Worcester to Birmingham.

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[Birmingham Canal Navigations] Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) is a network of canals connecting Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and the eastern part of the Black Country. The BCN is [Droitwich Canal] opened in 1854, which linked Droitwich to the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Both were built to carry salt, and were abandoned in 1939. They have been the [Tardebigge] famous for the Tardebigge Locks, a flight of 30 canal locks that raise the Worcester and Birmingham Canal over 220 feet (67 metres) over the Lickey Ridge [Worcester, England] glovers in England at its peak (over 30,000 people). In 1815 the Worcester and Birmingham Canal opened. Riots took place in 1831, in response to the defeat [River Avon, Warwickshire] (175 km) long, and includes 129 locks. From Tewkesbury it follows the course of the River Severn, the Worcester and Birmingham Canal and the Stratford-upon-Avon [Gas Street Basin] (grid reference SP062866) is a canal basin in the centre of Birmingham, England, where the Worcester and Birmingham Canal meets the BCN Main Line. It is [Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line] The Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line is a suburban railway line from Birmingham Snow Hill to Worcester via Stourbridge and Kidderminster [Mailbox Birmingham] Previously the location of a railway goods yard with canal wharves off the Worcester and Birmingham Canal leading to Gas Street Basin, the site was the location [River Severn] Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, (both narrow beam) and the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal join the Severn
 
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