- Delph Locks
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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.
The bottom lock at Black Delph Bridge is at the termination of the Dudley Canal and forms the boundary with the Stourbridge Canal. The flight has distinctive waterfall overflow weirs[1] It rises from the 356-foot (109 m) Stourbridge level to the 441-foot (134 m) level of the Dudley No. 1 canal.[2]
The middle seven of the original 1779 locks were rebuilt in 1858 as six new locks, reducing the flight to eight. Some ruins of the old locks are visible to the side of the new.[1][2] An iron roving bridge manufactured by Horsley Ironworks stands near the top lock.[2]
The Delph Locks and surrounding land form the Delph 'Nine' Locks Conservation Area, Brierley Hill, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley.[3]
See also
References
External links
- Media related to Delph Locks at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 52°28′36″N 2°07′15″W / 52.4768°N 2.1207°W
Categories:- Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Lock flights of England
- United Kingdom canal stubs
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