Canal locks · West Midlands
Delph Locks
Delph Locks — lock in Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Lye · 1.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Delph Locks is a canal lock in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "lock in Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.4768°, -2.1207°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Delph Locks or the Delph Nine are a series of eight (originally nine) narrow canal locks on the Dudley No. 1 Canal in Brierley Hill, in the West Midlands, England. They were opened in 1779, and reopened in 1967 following restoration of the Dudley Canal and the Stourbridge Canal in a joint venture between the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Society and the British Waterways Board.
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Background
History
The Dudley Canal and the Stourbridge Canal were originally planned as a single canal, for which a bill was submitted to Parliament in the spring of 1775. It was opposed by the Birmingham Canal Navigations, and so the project was split in two and resubmitted. Despite continued opposition by the Birmingham Canal, both canals were authorised by separate Acts of Parliament on 2 April 1776. Engineer Thomas Dadford was responsible for the construction of the Dudley Canal, which terminated at a flight of nine locks at its southern end. Construction was finished in June 1779, but the locks saw little use until the opening of the Stourbridge Canal, which took place in December. Dadford's son, also…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4768, -2.1207
- District
- Dudley
- Parish
- Dudley, unparished area
- Postcode
- DY5 2UH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stourbridge
- Nearest railway station
- Lye — 1.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5254388 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Delph Locks (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Delph Locks.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Delph Locks?
- Delph Locks is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DY5 2UH), in the parish of Dudley, unparished area.
- Is Delph Locks a listed building?
- Delph Locks is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to Delph Locks?
- The nearest railway station is Lye, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DY5 2UH.