Tardebigge Lock No 31
Address is taken from a point 280 yards away.
Tardebigge Lock No 31 is one of a group of locks on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway.
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.
| The Queens Head PH (Stoke Pound) | 2 furlongs | |
| Queens Head Visitor Moorings | 2 furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Bottom Lock No 29 | 1 furlong | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 30 | ½ furlongs | |
| Stoke Court Bridge No 49 | a few yards | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 31 | ||
| Tardebigge Lock No 32 | ½ furlongs | |
| Copyholt Farm Footbridge No 49A | 1 furlong | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 33 | 1 furlong | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 34 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 35 | 2¼ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of King's Norton Junction
In the direction of Diglis Basin
Nearest rubbish disposal
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In the direction of Diglis Basin
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In the direction of Diglis Basin
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In the direction of Diglis Basin
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Diglis Basin
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of King's Norton Junction
In the direction of Diglis Basin
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![Pound between Locks 31 and 32. Seen from the top gate of Lock 31. The house on the right [south] is a former lock-keeper's cottage. by Christine Johnstone – 05 September 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/17/53/3175328_112976c2_120x120.jpg)









