Delph Locks near Brierley Hill, Dudley
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Delph Locks near Brierley Hill, Dudley
Image: © Roger Kidd Taken: 27 Aug 2010
Looking north-east from Lock No 6, towards Mill Street Bridge and Merry Hill. Locks, stables, Delph Basin Bridge and the lock cottage at the bottom of the flight are all Grade II listed. 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 positions. The new flight opened in 1858. There are short wide pounds between each lock and sideponds which help in the water management. On the left by Locks 2 to 7 (as you look north-east), broad weirs by each lock allow surplus water to cascade down into the next pound in the manner of a waterfall. Image]
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Image Location
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