Delph Locks No 6 near Brierley Hill, Dudley
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Delph Locks No 6 near Brierley Hill, Dudley
Image: © Roger Kidd Taken: 26 Aug 2010
Looking north-east towards Lock No 5 and Merry Hill. The image shows the tailgates and overflow at Delph Locks No 4. There are short pounds between each lock and sideponds which help in the water management. The locks, stables, basin bridge and lock cottage at the bottom of the flight are all Grade II listed. Image] On the Dudley No 1 Canal, eight locks in the Delph flight provide a fall (or rise) of 85 feet (just under 26 metres) on the Dudley No 1 Canal near Brierley Hill. Originally there were nine locks, opened in 1779, but in the mid 1850s the course was adjusted and the flight rebuilt as eight locks, just the top and bottom ones now being in their original sites. The new flight opened in 1858.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.476727
Longitude
-2.120832