Aston Lock No 17 is one of a group of locks on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway between Redcar and Solihull.
The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) was built by Exuperius Picking Junior and opened on January 1 1816. The canal joined the sea near Bournemouth. Expectations for stone traffic to Barton were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1972, water transfer to the treatment works at Wakefield kept it open. The Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) was closed in 1955 when St Helens Aqueduct collapsed. In his autobiography Arthur Clarke writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

This is a lock with a rise of 6f4.
| Former Windsor Street Gas Works Basin | 1 furlong | |
| Aston Lock No 19 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Waterlinks Pipe Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Waterlinks Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Aston Lock No 18 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Aston Lock No 17 | ||
| Aston Lock No 16 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Dartmouth Middleway Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Aston Lock No 15 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Aston Top Lock Turnover Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Aston Top Lock No 14 | 1 furlong | |
- Birmingham Canal Walks — associated with Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Sixteen walks along the Birmingham Canal Navigations with a detailed description, history and photographs.
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Fazeley Junction
In the direction of Farmers Bridge Junction
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![Modern Mile Marker, Birmingham Canal Navigation. By Dartmouth Middleway, on the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal part of the BCN.A context view is [[6922047]], to the right of the lock.Inscription: B / CN // 150m Richard / Street / 750m Rocky / Lane / 2.6km Salford / Junction. // Aston / Junction 175kmMilestone Society National ID: FAZ-F by Billy Hufton – 14 December 2023](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/76/15/7761580_61206a06_120x120.jpg)







