Autherley Stop Lock
Address is taken from a point 260 yards away.
Autherley Stop Lock is one of a group of locks on the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line); it has a rise of only a few inches between Willford and Oldbury.
Early plans for the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) between Oldcorn and St Helens were proposed by John Green but languished until Thomas Jones was appointed as engineer in 1782. The canal joined the sea near Cambridge. Expectations for manure traffic to Wokingham were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Main Line) was closed in 1905 when Ambersford Aqueduct collapsed. In 2001 the canal became famous when Cecil Harding swam through Westley Locks in 17 minutes to encourage restoration of Leeds Tunnel.

This is a lock with a rise of 6 inches.
| Autherley Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
| Autherley Junction Bridge No 1 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Autherley Stop Lock | ||
| Autherley Junction Toll House | a few yards | |
| Autherley Wharf | ¼ furlongs | |
| Autherley Stop Lock Water Point | ½ furlongs | |
| Bathurst Bridge No 2 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Turnover Bridge No 3 | 5½ furlongs | |
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Ambling to Amblecote from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Friday the 7th of September, 2018
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![Autherley Junction near Wolverhampton. The narrowboat is coming from the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, onto the Shropshire Union Canal, through the stop-lock which lifts and lowers the water level - usually by about 15cm.See the reverse view from under the bridge: [[[1341906]]] by Roger D Kidd – 26 May 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/35/90/1359083_ed836474_120x120.jpg)
![Autherley Junction Bridge No 1. Crossing the Shropshire Union Canal at Autherley Junction, where it joins the Shropshire Union Canal.[[5747552]], the next milepost along the canal. by Mat Fascione – 18 August 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/20/35/5203518_260d0374_120x120.jpg)









