Baker's Lock
Baker's Lock is one of many locks on the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Shrewsbury Canal) and unusually is opened with a crank handle near to Walsall.
Early plans for the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal - Shrewsbury Canal) between Exeter and Ambersbury were proposed by John Longbotham but languished until John Smeaton was appointed as secretary to the board in 1835. Orginally intended to run to Arun, the canal was never completed beyond Bedford. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1972 after a restoration campaign lead by Barry Jones.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Shucks Lock | 6½ furlongs | |
| Peaty Lock | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Hadley Park Bridge | 4½ furlongs | |
| Hadley Park Lock | 4½ furlongs | |
| Turnip Lock | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Baker's Lock | ||
| Trench Lock Interchange | 3¼ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Shrewsbury Canal Terminal Warehouse
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In the direction of Shrewsbury Canal Terminal Warehouse
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Shrewsbury Canal Terminal Warehouse
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Shrewsbury Canal Terminal Warehouse
Nearest self-operated pump-out
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Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Shrewsbury Canal Terminal Warehouse
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A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery.










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