Claverdon Top Lock No 33
Address is taken from a point 319 yards away.
Claverdon Top Lock No 33 is one of many locks on the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section); it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1905.
The Act of Parliament for the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section) was passed on January 1 1888 after extensive lobbying by John Longbotham. Expectations for pottery traffic to Aberdeen were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Nantwich kept it open. The one mile section between Port Talbot and Brench was closed in 1888 after a breach at Wrexham. In his autobiography Peter Smith writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s

This is a lock with a rise of 6 feet.
| Lowsonford Lock No 31 | 7¼ furlongs | |
| New Road Bridge No 41 | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Lowsonford Lock No 32 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Lowsonford Narrows | 4 furlongs | |
| Claverdon Narrows | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Claverdon Top Lock No 33 | ||
| Bridge No 44 (Stratford Canal) | a few yards | |
| Yarningale Aqueduct | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Bucket Lock Cottage | 1½ furlongs | |
| Bucket Lock No 34 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Claverdon Bottom Lock No 35 | 2½ furlongs | |
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![Lock 33, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. A similar view to [[3719232]], but with the southern lock gate closed. The towpath switches from the left to the right side the canal here using the listed bridge shown in http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=77042376 . by Derek Harper – 28 June 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/53/87/5538740_662aa928_120x120.jpg)





















![Trees along Kingswood Brook. Trees follow the winding course of the brook which runs roughly parallel to the Stratford Canal; this was taken from a similar spot to [[[5538740]]], looking right. by Derek Harper – 28 June 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/53/87/5538776_3f07d457_120x120.jpg)


![Lock 33, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. The parapet of bridge 44 can be seen beyond the lock. This is the first bridge since Lowsonford Bridge, numbered 41, so a couple of intermediate bridges have disappeared. There are two constrictions on this stretch of canal which perhaps are their sites [[SP1867]]. Oddly, Yarningale aqueduct, next along, seems to be numbered 44 also. by Robin Stott – 20 October 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/14/63/2146345_1991ef74_120x120.jpg)
![Fields below Middle Rookery. The view to the right is seen in Derek's [[5538837]]. by Robin Stott – 20 October 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/14/63/2146319_39fd18d2_120x120.jpg)
![Stratford-upon-Avon Canal north-east of Preston Bagot, Warwickshire. A narrowboat can be seen leaving the chamber of Lock No 33. The crew has left the lock open as they have seen us coming :-)[[[3719117]]] by Roger D Kidd – 27 August 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/71/91/3719105_a7a558dd_120x120.jpg)