Smethwick Locks - Bottom Lock, Birmingham Canal, Wolverhampton Level

Smethwick Locks - Bottom Lock, Birmingham Canal, Wolverhampton Level

Smethwick Locks - Bottom Lock, Birmingham Canal, Wolverhampton Level

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Smethwick Locks - Bottom Lock, Birmingham Canal, Wolverhampton Level

Statutory list reference: 9/42
Smethwick Locks - Bottom Lock, Birmingham Canal, Wolverhampton Level
Immediately west of Bridge Street
Smethwick
Statutory List grade: Grade II
First listed: 30/03/1987
Period: 1790
Monument type: Canal Lock
National Grid reference E: 402671 N: 289090
Conservation Area: Smethwick Summit, Galton Valley, Smethwick
Building at risk: This building is not at risk
Statutory list description:
Canal lock. Probably 1790, when the original Smethwick summit level of 1769 was lowered to that of the Wolverhampton pound. Brick with sandstone kerbstone partly replaced by concrete. Cast-iron sluice gear at upper and lower ends. Single gates. The locks were by-passed when the Smethwick cutting on the Birmingham Level was completed in 1829.
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