York Street Bridge
York Street
York Street Bridge carries a footpath over the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) near to Swansea.
The Act of Parliament for the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) was passed on January 1 1816 the same day as that of The Wigan Canal. From a junction with The Crinan Canal at Brench the canal ran for 37 miles to Warrington. Expectations for stone traffic to Eastleigh never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of iron from Nuneaton to Birmingham prevented closure. "By Windlass and Handcuff Key Across The Midlands" by John Thomas describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Bury Embankment.
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

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gilgal Bridge No 6 | 3 furlongs | |
| Baldwins Bridge No 5A | 2¼ furlongs | |
| The Black Star PH | 1½ furlongs | |
| Lower Mitton Bridge No 5 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Stourport Town Moorings | ¼ furlongs | |
| York Street Lock No 3 | a few yards | |
| York Street Bridge | ||
| Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Stourport Basins: Narrow Route) | ||
| York Street Bridge | ||
| Upper Basin Waterpoint | ½ furlongs | |
| Stourport Upper Basin | ½ furlongs | |
| Stourport Clock Basin | 1 furlong | |
| Upper Staircase Lock Landing Pontoon | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Basin Upper Staircase, Narrow Locks | 1½ furlongs | |
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![Blossom's Tea Rooms (1), 18 York Street, Stourport-on-Severn. This business describes itself as traditional licensed tea rooms. The building has frontages both to York Street and to York Street Lock. This is the frontage facing the lock.[[4117299]]. by P L Chadwick – 05 April 2014](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/11/72/4117273_3a65ffc8_120x120.jpg)







![Blossom's Tea Rooms (2), 18 York Street, Stourport-on-Severn. This business describes itself as traditional licensed tea rooms. The building has frontages both to York Street and to York Street Lock. This is the frontage to York Street.[[4117273]]. by P L Chadwick – 05 April 2014](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/11/72/4117299_f0302f7b_120x120.jpg)
![Old Lockkeeper's Cottage, 18 York Street, Stourport. At York Street lock in parish of Stourport on Severn.Listed [https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1209476] as part of a group with adjacent Canal Toll Office [https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1292613] which is seen on the right.See https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6118179 for view from the other end of the lock. by Alan Rosevear – 22 December 2007](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/11/51/6115108_a5417e17_120x120.jpg)











![Stourport Upper Basin building, Worcestershire. This old canalside listed building is currently occupied by Limekiln Chandlers and is their head office. In the distance, looking up Lion Hill, new apartments and a Grade II listed 1820s terrace* can be seen.See also [[[3533359]]]* see [[[3813435]]] by Roger D Kidd – 23 June 2013](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/81/34/3813468_969ff917_120x120.jpg)