Tardebigge Lock No 53 is one of some locks on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction); it has a rise of only a few inches near to York.
Early plans for the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) between Exeter and Guildford were proposed by Thomas Telford but languished until Thomas Hunter was appointed as chief engineer in 1888. Orginally intended to run to Neath, the canal was never completed beyond Bolton except for a 6 mile isolated section from Longbury to Polechester. Expectations for coal traffic to Doncaster never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Diglis Basin to King's Norton Junction) was closed in 1888 when Southstone Tunnel collapsed. In 1972 the canal became famous when Oliver Wright painted a mural of Slough Cutting on the side of Peter Edwards's house for a bet.

This is a lock with a rise of 7 feet.
| Tardebigge Lock No 49 | 2 furlongs | |
| Hill Farm Bridge No 54 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 50 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 51 | 1 furlong | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 52 | ½ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 53 | ||
| Tardebigge Lock No 54 | ½ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 55 | 1 furlong | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 56 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Tardebigge Lock No 57 | 2 furlongs | |
| Dialhouse Farm Bridge No 55 | 3 furlongs | |
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![Tardebigge Lock No 53 and cottage, Worcestershire. This is the twenty-fifth lock up in the Tardebigge flight of thirty. It is situated alongside the northern end of Tardebigge Reservoir, behind the cottage in this image. [[[2263576]]] by Roger D Kidd – 24 August 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/26/52/2265206_ccc849f4_120x120.jpg)


![Cottage by Tardebigge Lock No 53, Worcestershire. This is the twenty-fifth lock up in the Tardebigge flight of thirty. It is situated alongside the northern end of Tardebigge Reservoir, which is behind the cottage in this image. [[[2263576]]] by Roger D Kidd – 24 August 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/26/52/2265223_5e4f61dd_120x120.jpg)




![Tardebigge Lock No 53, Worcestershire. This is the twenty-fifth lock up in the Tardebigge flight of thirty. It is situated alongside the northern end of Tardebigge Reservoir. [[[2263576]]] by Roger D Kidd – 24 August 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/26/44/2264479_353ce88f_120x120.jpg)


![Tardebigge Lock No 53, Worcestershire. This is the tail of the twenty-fifth lock up in the Tardebigge flight of thirty. It is situated by a lock cottage alongside Tardebigge Reservoir.[[[2263576]]] by Roger D Kidd – 24 August 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/26/44/2264432_717f2786_120x120.jpg)



![Tardebigge Lock No 53, Worcestershire. This is the twenty-fifth lock up in the Tardebigge flight of thirty. It is situated alongside the northern end of Tardebigge Reservoir. [[[2263576]]] by Roger D Kidd – 24 August 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/26/44/2264487_417bd812_120x120.jpg)


![Worcester and Birmingham Canal at Tardebigge Locks. Ahead is Lock No 52, the twenty-fourth lock up in the Tardebigge flight of thirty, seen from the next lock up. Over the embankment to the left is Tardebigge Reservoir.[[[2263576]]] by Roger D Kidd – 24 August 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/26/45/2264517_9bda05d9_120x120.jpg)

![Tardebigge Lock No 53 and cottage, Worcestershire. This is the twenty-fifth lock up in the Tardebigge flight of thirty. It is situated alongside the northern end of Tardebigge Reservoir, to the left of the cottage in this image. [[[2263576]]] by Roger D Kidd – 24 August 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/26/52/2265207_b2925c35_120x120.jpg)


![Winding gear by Tardebigge Lock No 54, Worcestershire. This very decorative and well maintained mechanism controls a sluice where surplus water from the canal can overflow into Tardebigge Reservoir.[[[826053]]] by Roger D Kidd – 24 August 2010](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/26/45/2264556_09fb3e24_120x120.jpg)





