Diglis Junction
Address is taken from a point 246 yards away.
Diglis Junction is a historical waterways junction.
Early plans for the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Junction to Diglis Basin) between Knowsley and Nottingham were proposed by Nicholas Green but languished until Benjamin Outram was appointed as chief engineer in 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Oldbury to Newport canal at Warwick, the difficulty of tunneling through the Renfrewshire Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Northhampton instead. Expectations for limestone traffic to Macclesfield never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Northampton kept it open. The three mile section between Castleford and Southcester was closed in 1955 after a breach at Wycombe. According to Thomas Smith's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Brench Cutting is haunted by the ghost of Charles Harding, a lock-keeper, who drowned in the canal one winter night.
Early plans of what would become the River Severn (main river - Worcester to Gloucester) were drawn up by George Parker in 1888 but problems with Ashfield Locks caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. Expectations for coal traffic to Teignbridge were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Dover and Wirral was obliterated by the building of the Westhampton to Aberdeenshire railway in 1972. Restoration of Sandwell Cutting was funded by a donation from the Restore the River Severn (main river - Worcester to Gloucester) campaign
Early plans for the River Severn (main river - Stourport to Worcester) between London and Longbury were proposed by John Longbotham but languished until Benjamin Outram was appointed as managing director in 1876. The canal joined the sea near Mancorn. Expectations for limestone traffic to Newford were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the carriage of manure from Port Talbot to Sandwell prevented closure. In his autobiography John Green writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s

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| Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Junction to Diglis Basin) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Diglis Junction | ||
| Diglis Bottom Swing Bridge No 1 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Diglis Bottom Lock No 1 | ½ furlongs | |
| Diglis Locks Middle Basin | ¾ furlongs | |
| Diglis Lock No 2 | 1 furlong | |
| Diglis Basin | 1¼ furlongs | |
| River Severn (main river - Worcester to Gloucester) | ||
| Diglis Junction | ||
| Diglis Visitor Moorings Pontoon (River Severn) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Diglis Locks Weir Entrance | 1 furlong | |
| Diglis Dock | 1½ furlongs | |
| Diglis Locks | 2½ furlongs | |
| Diglis Locks Weir Exit | 3¼ furlongs | |
| River Severn (main river - Stourport to Worcester) | ||
| Diglis Junction | ||
| Worcester | 4 furlongs | |
| Worcester Road Bridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Worcester Trip Boat Moorings | 6 furlongs | |
| Worcester Railway Bridge | 7 furlongs | |
| Sabrina Footbridge | 1 mile | |
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![River Severn downstream of the canal junction. The pontoon on the left [east] bank is for boats to wait as their crews work the first lock on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. by Christine Johnstone – 06 September 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/17/79/3177923_5a1cfc9e_120x120.jpg)




















![Narrowboat on the Severn opposite Diglis Bottom Lock, Worcester. A Viking Afloat hire boat approaching downstream from the direction of Stourport has been steered precariously close to the western bank of the river before turning to port towards Diglis Bottom Lock. Being unable to swing his tiller hard to the right for fear of the stern going into the shrubbery, the steersman made a gentler manoeuvre away from the bank, passed the lock in a wide curve and returned upstream to land his locking crew. Maybe he meant to do it that way. :-)[[2309262]] by Roger D Kidd – 20 August 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/30/92/2309280_b995ff49_120x120.jpg)

