Factory Bottom Lock
Introduction
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Factory Bottom Lock
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 29 Jun 2022
Built around 1829 to the design of Thomas Telford, at that time the chief engineer on this section of the canal. It was Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101342644-bottom-lock-and-attached-cantilever-footbridge-factory-locks-approximately-50-meters-north-of-furnace-parade-birmingham-canal-birmingham-level-tipton-green-ward#.Yshhx3bMLIU & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1342644 in 1987
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Image Location
Latitude
52.531426
Longitude
-2.07101