Top Lock Of Three, Smethwick Locks, With Attached Footbridge (Approximately 270 Metres West, South West Of Bridge Street Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level is a Grade II listed building in the Sandwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. Canal lock, footbridge. 1 related planning application.

Top Lock Of Three, Smethwick Locks, With Attached Footbridge (Approximately 270 Metres West, South West Of Bridge Street Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level

WRENN ID
south-belfry-sunrise
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sandwell
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1987
Type
Canal lock, footbridge
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The top lock of three at Smethwick Locks, along with an attached footbridge, is located approximately 270 meters west-southwest of Bridge Street on the Birmingham Canal, Wolverhampton Level. This canal lock dates back to around 1790, when the original Smethwick summit level from 1769 was lowered to match the Wolverhampton pound. It is constructed of brick with sandstone kerbstones, some of which have been replaced by concrete. The lock features cast-iron sluice gear at both the upper and lower ends and has single gates. Spanning the lower end of the lock chamber is a brick footbridge, which has a single elliptical arch and parapets topped with sandstone copings, although the east side has been partly rebuilt. The locks were bypassed following the completion of the Smethwick cutting on the Birmingham Level in 1829.

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