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Dist:0.1km<br/>The lane is seen on the downhill slope between Upper Gambolds and St Godwalds
©Rob Newman
Dist:0.2km<br/>Looking north-west over a large flat field to Bromsgrove in the valley beyond. The spire of the church just cuts the horizon to the left of the chamber ladder.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.3km<br/>The canal is seen here looking west from Lock No 42, the fourteenth up in the Tardebigge flight of thirty. In view is Lock No 41 and Halfway House Bridge, which is about halfway between the Tardebigge Top lock and Stoke Bottom Lock (36 locks). Clearly, early users of the canal considered the two sets of locks as one continuous flight. If you want a decent pub before or after your work, it still is! The Worcester and Birmingham Canal was constructed in stages between 1791 and 1815. Grain, timber and agricultural produce were carried to the Midlands. Industrial goods and coal were carried down towards Worcester, often for onward transport to Bristol. Later, salt carrying was added as a regular cargo. Pairs of donkeys were often used in preference to horses, maybe because they could easily be put onto the boats which had to be legged (or pulled by tug) through the tunnels near Birmingham.
©Roger Kidd
Dist:0.3km<br/>The lock is the fourteenth up of the Tardebigge flight of thirty on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal.
©Roger Kidd
Dist:0.3km<br/>The lock is the thirteenth up of the Tardebigge flight of thirty on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Locks 42 and 43 continue the flight ahead.
©Roger Kidd
Dist:0.3km<br/>The lock is the thirteenth up of the Tardebigge flight of thirty on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Locks 42 and 43 continue the flight ahead.
©Roger Kidd
Dist:0.3km<br/>The lock is the fourteenth up of the Tardebigge flight of thirty on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal.
©Roger Kidd
Dist:0.3km<br/>Just over halfway up the Tardebigge Locks this crew have run out of steam.
©John M
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©John M
Dist:0.3km<br/>The lock is the fourteenth up of the Tardebigge flight of thirty on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal.
©Roger Kidd
Dist:0.3km<br/>There are thirty six locks in the Stoke and Tardebigge flights over less than three miles, and this is about halfway up them. Bridge No 51 is just below Lock No 41, which is the thirteenth up of the Tardebigge thirty. The bridge carries Upper Gambolds Lane. The Worcester and Birmingham Canal was constructed in stages between 1791 and 1815. Grain, timber and agricultural produce were carried to the Midlands. Industrial goods and coal were carried down towards Worcester, often for onward transport to Bristol. Later, salt carrying was added as a regular cargo. Pairs of donkeys were often used in preference to horses, maybe because they could easily be put onto the boats which had to be legged (or pulled by tug) through the tunnels near Birmingham.
©Roger Kidd
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©Sarah Charlesworth
Dist:0.3km<br/>The lane rises at a steep incline to cross the Birmingham and Worcester Canal by means of this bridge
©Rob Newman
Dist:0.3km<br/>Halfway House Bridge. As the name suggests this is halfway up the Tardebigge locks.
©John M
Dist:0.3km<br/>The lock is the fifteenth up of the Tardebigge flight of thirty on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Notice some leakage from the gates on the left, so the lock is nearly full.
©Roger Kidd

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