Lock No 16 and viaduct near Oxley in Wolverhampton
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Lock No 16 and viaduct near Oxley in Wolverhampton
Image: © Roger Kidd Taken: 20 Jun 2022
This shows the Birmingham Canal Navigations, looking west-north-west from Stafford Road Bridge. Lock No 16 is one of the 21 locks (originally 20) in the Wolverhampton flight. Oxley Viaduct is Grade II listed, and was built 1847-1849 to carry the railway from Wolverhampton towards Shrewsbury. https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101201817-oxley-viaduct-st-peters-ward Sustrans National Route 81 (Wolverhampton to Aberystwyth) for cyclists passes along the towpath here, so non-waterways funding is available to help maintain the surface. https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/route-81/
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Image Location
Latitude
52.602663
Longitude
-2.131958