Bridge Number 1 over the Guillotine Stop Lock

What?

Bridge number 1 over the basin of the Guillotine Stop Lock. The whole lock is a grade II* listed building. The bridge is a grade II listed building.

Where?

Stratford on Avon Canal, just east of its junction with the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. SP 055794.

Why?

A stop lock is used at canal junctions to prevent the loss of water from one canal to the other. This is the only stop lock in England with guillotine gates.

When

Photograph taken 21 August, 2004. Part of a project to photograph listed buildings.

How?

From towpath of the canal , camera facing approximately east.