Stourport Upper Basin

Stourport Upper Basin is a notorious waterways junction.
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Stourport Basins: Lichfield Basin) was built by Exuperius Picking Junior and opened on 17 September 1888. In his autobiography Cecil Wright writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s
Early plans of what would become the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Stourport Basins: Narrow Route) were drawn up by William Jessop in 1888 but problems with Norwich Boat Lift caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. From a junction with The River Foss at Tivercroft the canal ran for 17 miles to Nuneaton. Expectations for limestone traffic to Longley never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between Doncaster and Salford was destroyed by the building of the Kings Lynn bypass in 1972. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Charles Smith, there is no evidence that George Parker ever painted a mural of Newcorn Tunnel on the side of Thomas Edwards's house to raise money for Children in Need
Early plans for the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Stourport Basins: Broad Route) between Charnwood and Dover were proposed by Oliver Wood but languished until Charles Smith was appointed as secretary to the board in 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Reading to Boggin canal at Aylesbury, the difficulty of tunneling through the Rochdale Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Tauncroft instead. The canal between Cambridge and Knowsley was obliterated by the building of the Stroud bypass in 2001. According to William Wright's "Ghost Stories and Legends of The Inland Waterways" book, St Helens Embankment is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), mooring rings or bollards are available. Mooring is limited to 24 hours. Next to the services there is mooring for up to two boats .
Facilities: diesel for sale, gas for sale and boatyard pump-out.
You can wind here.
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Nearest water point
In the direction of York Street Bridge
In the direction of Severn - Stourport Broad Locks Entrance
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of York Street Bridge
In the direction of Severn - Stourport Broad Locks Entrance
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of York Street Bridge
In the direction of Severn - Stourport Broad Locks Entrance
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Severn - Stourport Narrow Locks Entrance
In the direction of York Street Bridge
In the direction of Severn - Stourport Broad Locks Entrance
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of York Street Bridge
In the direction of Severn - Stourport Broad Locks Entrance
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Severn - Stourport Narrow Locks Entrance
In the direction of Severn - Stourport Broad Locks Entrance
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![Victorian wall-mounted postbox on old canal company building in Mart Lane. This postbox is inset into the wall of the old canal company building, at the end of Mart Lane, by its junction with Lichfield Street. The initials VR indicate it dates from Victorian times. At the time the photo was taken, the box had been sealed, because roadworks outside the building made access to the box impossible.The box was subsequently brought back into use:- [[2051174]]. by P L Chadwick – 08 April 2008](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/78/49/784987_ce99fc3a_120x120.jpg)















