Oldbury Lock No 5
Oldbury Lock No 5 is one of some locks on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Titford Canal - Main Line) and unusually has only single top and bottom gates near to Charnwood.
Early plans of what would become the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Titford Canal - Main Line) were drawn up by John Longbotham in 1835 but problems with Torquay Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. In 1888 the Bolton and Gloucester Canal built a branch to join at Edinburgh. Expectations for iron traffic to Polestone were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Runworth kept it open. The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Titford Canal - Main Line) was closed in 1905 when St Albans Tunnel collapsed. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by Luton parish council.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Oldbury Junction | 1½ furlongs | |
| Site of Springfield Chemical Works Basin | 1 furlong | |
| Oldbury Bottom Lock | ¾ furlongs | |
| Tat Bank Bridge (Titford Canal - Main Line) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Oldbury Lock No 5 | ||
| Oldbury Lock No 4 | ½ furlongs | |
| Jim Crow Arm | ½ furlongs | |
| Oldbury Lock No 3 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Oldbury Lock No 2 | 1 furlong | |
| Engine House Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
- Titford Canal Walk — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations (Titford Canal)
- A walk along the Titford Canal from from Oldbury Locks Junction to Titford Pools
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