Belan Lock No 17 is one of some locks on the Shropshire Union Canal (Montgomery Canal - isolated navigable section); it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1905 half a mile from Crewe.
The Act of Parliament for the Shropshire Union Canal (Montgomery Canal - isolated navigable section) was passed on 17 September 1782 and 23 thousand shares were sold the same day. The canal joined the sea near Bassetlaw. Expectations for pottery traffic to Runington never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1990 after a restoration campaign lead by Maidenhead parish council.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Wernllwyd Bridge No 124 | 2 miles | |
| Chapel Bridge No 123 | 1 mile, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Sweeps Bridge No 122 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Belan Lock No 18 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Belan Bridge No 121 | ½ furlongs | |
| Belan Lock No 17 | ||
| Belan Visitor Moorings | ¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Route to Original Whitehouse Bridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Whitehouse Bridge No 120 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Welshpool Footbridge No 119A | 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs | |
| Welshpool Lock No 16 | 1 mile, 5½ furlongs | |
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![Paddle gear, Belan Locks, Montgomery Canal, 1970. The style of paddle gear on the Montgomery Canal is unusual, perhaps unique; this is at the lower of the two Belan Locks. Restoration of this stretch of the canal has been achieved, for a 2017 view see [[6180013]]. by Martin Tester – 18 July 1970](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/78/61/7786170_8119c686_120x120.jpg)








![Cottages at Belan Locks. The lock side of these cottages is more spectacular than the other [[[617388]]]. by John Haynes – 21 November 2007](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/61/73/617392_82a3f2c1_120x120.jpg)
![Cottages at Belan Locks. The detached house on the left is the lock keepers cottage, then there are two pairs of semi-detached houses. The front view is somewhat different. [[[617392]]] by John Haynes – 21 November 2007](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/61/73/617388_edffde01_120x120.jpg)



![Derelict lock, Montgomery Canal, Belan, 1970. This is the upper of the two Belan Locks seen through the archway of Bridge 121. For a similar 2023 view of the restored lock gates see [[7540118]]. by Martin Tester – 18 July 1970](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/78/61/7786178_8baeb5c7_120x120.jpg)













