Awbridge Lock No 26 is one of some locks on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourton to Aldersley); it has a rise of only a few inches just past the junction with Sir John Rennie's Canal.
The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourton to Aldersley) was built by John Longbotham and opened on 17 September 1888. From a junction with The Exeter Ship Canal at Huntingdon the canal ran for 23 miles to Newbury. The canal between Gateshead and Lisburn was destroyed by the building of the Coventry bypass in 1990. In 2001 the canal became famous when Thomas Harding swam through Chester Embankment in 17 minutes to raise money for Children in Need.

Mooring here is tolerable (it's just about possible if really necessary).
This is a lock with a rise of 10 feet.
| Bratch Middle Lock No 24 | 7 furlongs | |
| Upper Bratch Bridge No 48 | 7 furlongs | |
| Bratch Top Lock No 25 | 7 furlongs | |
| Bratch Visitor Moorings | 5 furlongs | |
| Awbridge Bridge No 49 | a few yards | |
| Awbridge Lock No 26 | ||
| Pipe Bridge and Site of Bridge No 50 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Ebstree Lock No 27 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Winding Hole below Dimingsdale Lock | 5½ furlongs | |
| Dimmingsdale Lock No 28 | 6 furlongs | |
| Dimmingsdale Lock Moorings | 6¼ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Awbridge Bridge No 49
On the southern wall of the bridge parapit is what local legend say is a carving of a sailing ship, carved by a french pow from napolinic wars<br><span class="small">information from James B, 1-2-2008 22:13:45</span>
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![Awbridge Lock (detail) near Wombourne, Staffordshire. The image shows the top gate and cill.All locks have warnings on their top gates telling crews of descending boats to keep forward of the cill (white marks are painted on the stonework of the lock walls). If this procedure is not adhered to, it is possible to catch the stern of the boat on the cill as the water drains out, causing the bow to dip and possibly take on water - even sink. Some cills are much larger than this one at Dimmingsdale, and can reach up to nearly three feet (90cm) from the base of the gate.The lock provides a rise of ten feet (three metres).[[[7557791]]] by Roger D Kidd – 03 June 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/55/78/7557804_6638e6c0_120x120.jpg)
![The cill in Awbridge Lock near Wombourne, Staffordshire. All locks have warnings on their top gates telling crews of descending boats to keep forward of the cill (white marks are painted on the stonework of the lock walls). If this procedure is not adhered to, it is possible to catch the stern of the boat on the cill as the water drains out, causing the bow to dip and possibly take on water - even sink. Some cills are much larger than this one at Dimmingsdale, and can reach up to nearly three feet (90cm) from the base of the gate.The lock provides a rise of ten feet (three metres).[[[7557791]]] by Roger D Kidd – 03 June 2015](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/55/78/7557805_7d7ac12d_120x120.jpg)




![Overflow weir wall and farmland by Awbridge Lock near Trysull. Looking north-east towards Lower Penn, from the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. Circular overflow weirs are a feature of several locks on this canal.See also: [[[7557482]]] by Roger D Kidd – 17 May 2014](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/64/54/7645449_853b8243_120x120.jpg)
![Overflow weir at Awbridge Lock near Wombourne. This circular overflow channel is by Awbridge Lock north-west of Wombourne on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.Locks which did not have overflow systems allowed flow across the top of the gates and through the chamber. This could make opening the top gate much more difficult, as I found out once on the Rochdale Canal.The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal has many unusual, and even decorative designs of over flow weirs.[[[7557482]]] by Roger D Kidd – 03 June 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/55/74/7557491_65caa7ec_120x120.jpg)






