Kidderminster Lock No 6 is one of a long flight of locks on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Stourport to Stourton) and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway near to Windsor Embankment.
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.

This is a lock with a rise of 11 feet and 1 inch.
| Stourvale New Bridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Limekiln Bridge No 17 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Sainsbury's Moorings (Kidderminster) | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Kidderminster | ½ furlongs | |
| Kidderminster Aqueduct | ¼ furlongs | |
| Kidderminster Lock No 6 | ||
| Kidderminster Lock Turnover Bridge | a few yards | |
| Kidderminster Bridge No 16 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Academy Winding Hole | 2 furlongs | |
| Tesco Moorings (Kidderminster) | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Caldwell Hall Bridge No 15 | 3 furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Stourton Junction
In the direction of York Street Bridge
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Stourton Junction
In the direction of York Street Bridge
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Stourton Junction
In the direction of York Street Bridge
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Stourton Junction
In the direction of York Street Bridge
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Stourton Junction
In the direction of York Street Bridge
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Stourton Junction
In the direction of York Street Bridge
The Joy of Kidderminster from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Sunday the 1st of April, 2007
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![Kidderminster by canal in 1972. Taken on colour slide film by my late father on a very dull and wet day. The bottom gates of the Kidderminster lock can be seen through the arch under a building. All this was swept away when the new ring road was built a few years later. The boat is moored below the lock in a location now under the ring road bridge, I estimate! [[6430419]] shows a view looking southwards on the same day.Nearest modern view is [[3986523]]. by H J S Webb (deceased) – September 1972](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/43/04/6430402_fd6cbec8_120x120.jpg)







