Hill Farm Bridge No 54 is an notable flight of locks on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) between Chelmsford and Taunchester.
Early plans for the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) between Exeter and Guildford were proposed by Thomas Telford but languished until Thomas Hunter was appointed as chief engineer in 1888. Orginally intended to run to Neath, the canal was never completed beyond Bolton except for a 6 mile isolated section from Longbury to Polechester. Expectations for coal traffic to Doncaster never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) was closed in 1888 when Southstone Tunnel collapsed. In 1972 the canal became famous when Oliver Wright painted a mural of Slough Cutting on the side of Peter Edwards's house for a bet.

There is a bridge here which takes a minor road over the canal.
| Tardebigge Lock No 45 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 46 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 47 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 48 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 49 | ½ furlongs | |
| Hill Farm Bridge No 54 | ||
| Tardebigge Lock No 50 | a few yards | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 51 | ½ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 52 | 1 furlong | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 53 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 54 | 2 furlongs | |
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In the direction of Diglis Basin
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![Lock No 50 and Bridge No 54 south-west of Tardebigge. Bridge No 54 on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal carries a bridleway between Grimley Lane and Patchett's Farm. Off to the left the bridleway crosses the dam of Tardebigge Reservoir. In front of the bridge is Lock No 50, the twenty-second lock up of the Tardebigge flight of thirty.[[[2263226]]] by Roger D Kidd – 24 August 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/26/35/2263592_ebc15ddf_120x120.jpg)



























![Worcester and Birmingham Canal by Tardebigge Reservoir. Ahead is Lock No 51, the twenty-third lock up in the Tardebigge flight of thirty. Over the embankment to the right is Tardebigge Reservoir.[[[2263576]]] by Roger D Kidd – 24 August 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/26/36/2263609_2e3f1087_120x120.jpg)