The Dudley No.1 Canal
The Dudley No 1 Canal runs from Tipton Junction, Tipton on the Old Birmingham Mainline Canal, a short way where it enters the grounds of the Black Country Living Museum and Dudley Tunnel, there is no towpath through the tunnels. The canal comes out again near Dudley Southern by Pass, next to Holly hall Road.
A few meters along and it reaches Park Head Locks and viaduct, a few basins and then Park Head Junction where the Dudley No 2 Canal joins the No 1. The canal then continues alongside Pear Tree Lane, Dudley and eventually passes the Merry Hill Shopping centre passing through The Waterfront, Brierley Hill, A short way along and the canal passes down a staircase of locks, The Delph Locks, knows also as the Nine Locks.
The Dudley No 1 then turns back on itself, leaves the towpath and a short while later at Leys Junction near the Fens Pools, then canal meets the Stourbridge Canal.
A few meters along and it reaches Park Head Locks and viaduct, a few basins and then Park Head Junction where the Dudley No 2 Canal joins the No 1. The canal then continues alongside Pear Tree Lane, Dudley and eventually passes the Merry Hill Shopping centre passing through The Waterfront, Brierley Hill, A short way along and the canal passes down a staircase of locks, The Delph Locks, knows also as the Nine Locks.
The Dudley No 1 then turns back on itself, leaves the towpath and a short while later at Leys Junction near the Fens Pools, then canal meets the Stourbridge Canal.
CLUBS THAT HAVE THE RIGHTS TO SOME SECTIONS ON THIS CANAL
WOODSIDE ANGLING ASSOCIATION
Dudley & Lye Waste Bridge to Ninelocks Bridge
WATERWAY WANDERERS SCHEME
Dudley Junction to Dudley Tunnel
HANKAT ANGLING SOCIETY
Blowers Green to Lodge Farm Reservoir
Waterfront Way Bridge to Greens Bridge
Dudley & Lye Waste Bridge to Ninelocks Bridge
WATERWAY WANDERERS SCHEME
Dudley Junction to Dudley Tunnel
HANKAT ANGLING SOCIETY
Blowers Green to Lodge Farm Reservoir
Waterfront Way Bridge to Greens Bridge
LINKING CANALS
Birmingham Old Mainline Canal
Dudley No 2 Canal
Stourbridge Canal
Stourbridge Canal (Fens Branch)
Dudley No 2 Canal
Stourbridge Canal
Stourbridge Canal (Fens Branch)
DUDLEY No.1 CANAL ROUTE
- TIPTON JUNCTION (Where the Dudley No 1 Canal meets the Old Birmingham Mainline Canal)
- Dudley Road Bridge (Carries A4037)
- Birmingham New Road Bridge (Carries A4123)
- Tow path ends, canal continues into Black Country Museum grounds and Dudley Tunnel Trips.
- Dudley Tunnel Boat Trips
- Dudley Tunnel Northern Entrance
- Dudley Tunnel Southern Portal, Canal towpath re-joins
- Canal basins
- Park Head Lock 1 (Top Lock)
- 3 footbridges, one over each basin to each side of the canal, one across Lock 1, these basins where once the Pensnett Arm and Grazebrook Arm
- Park Head Lock 2 and Park Head Viaduct
- Park Head Lock 3 (Bottom Lock)
- PARK HEAD JUNCTION (Where the Dudley No 2 Canal meets the No 1 Canal)
- Dudley Canal Trust buildings
- Blowers Green Lock and small footbridge
- Dudley and Lye Waste Bridge (Carries Peartree Lane)
- Peartree Roving Bridge (Towpath crosses over the canal here)
- Peartree Lane Bridge
- WOODSIDE JUNCTION (remains of an old canal junction only evidence of this junction is the footbridge that remains)
- Woodside Bridge (Carries the A4036 Pedmore Road)
- Norish British Steel Bridge
- Waterfront Way Bridge
- Waterfront East Footbridge
- Waterfront Moorings
- Lord Dudley's Footbridge
- Brewers Wharf Footbridge
- Greens Bridge (Carries Level Street)
- Dudley Bridge
- Wheelers Tube Bridge
- Delph Lock 1 (Top Lock)
- Nine Locks Bridge (Carries the A4100 Mill Street)
- Footbridge across basin
- Delph Lock 2
- Delph Lock 3
- Delph Lock 4
- Delph Lock 5
- Delph Lock 6
- Delph Lock 7
- Delph Lock 8
- Black Delph Bridge (Carries the B4172 Delph Road)
- National Cycle Route 54 leaves the canal bound for Stourbridge
- Seven Dwellings Bridge
- Bowens Bridge
- Railway Bridge
- Brettell Lane Bridge (Carries the A461)
- Bull Street Bridge
- Brierley Bridge (Carries Addison Road)
- Farmers Bridge (Carries Moor Street)
- Leys Road Bridge (Carries the B4180)
- LEYS JUNCTION (Where the Dudley No 1 Canal meets the Stourbridge Canal and Fens Branch of the Stourbridge Canal)
