Gregory's Mill Top Lock No 6 is one of a group of locks on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) and unusually is opened with a crank handle.
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.

This is a lock with a rise of 7 feet.
| Lansdowne Road Bridge No 11 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Tavern Hill Bridge No 12 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Lowesmoor Visitor Moorings | 2 furlongs | |
| Gregory's Mill Bridge No 13 | 1 furlong | |
| Gregory's Mill Bottom Lock No 5 | 1 furlong | |
| Gregory's Mill Top Lock No 6 | ||
| Astwood Cemetery Bridge No 14 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Bilford Bottom Lock No 7 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Bilford Locks Winding Hole | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Bilford Bridge No 15 | 3 furlongs | |
| Bilford Top Lock No 8 | 3 furlongs | |
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![Benchmark on Gregory Mill Lock. This benchmark was established in 1849 during the First primary levelling of England & Wales, and was levelled with a height of 78.6900 feet [23.9847 metres] above mean sea level (Liverpool datum). It was included on the Manchester to Gloucester (Branch Levelling to Public Buildings, &c. in the City of Worcester and its environs) levelling line. The surveyor's description was](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/15/08/4150828_215c8e7c_120x120.jpg)




