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Tours 2000, BCN, Severn Estuary, K&A and River Wey

8a - Friday 7th July - Merry Hill - Dudley No1 and Stourbridge Canals to Leys Junction. Fens Branch / Stourbridge Extension Canal. Stourbridge Canal to Wordsley Junction. Stourbridge Town Arm. Stourbridge Canal to Stourton Junction. Staffs and Worcs Canal to Wombourne.

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Leys Junction, we are just about to turn back on the Stourbridge Canal, for a well earned de-weed in Stourbridge Top Lock.

Coming out of Stourbridge Top Lock. Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Lock No 4 and Swan Lane Bridge beyond. Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Looking down from Lock No 5, Julian E has just spotted the Samson and Lion pub. Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Looking up at Lock No 5. Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Julian E is horrified that we pass yet another pub - The Samson and Lion. Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Seem on the back of a BW van. We are now well on the way to our "Full Monty". Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Entering Lock No8. This has an impossibly short "Bratch" type pound between it and Lock No9. The Stuart Crystal heritage site is all being "done up" at the moment. Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Lock No9 from Lock No8. Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Looking from Lock No9, Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

The Dock, Bank's off-licence and general stores, a real gem that keeps on surviving. Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Looking back at Locks 9 and 8. By co-incidence these two images should join together! Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Dadford's Shed. We are trying to get into Lock No11. Anglo Welsh boat is buggering about. Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

BOING!, BOING!, BOING! Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

New anti-vandal lock on Stourbridge Bottom Lock. Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Another new anti-vandal device on Stourbridge Bottom Lock? Julian E suggested they be forced to put their fingers in this device! Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Wordsley Junction with the Stourbridge Town Arm, from Stourbridge Bottom Lock. Stourbridge 16 Locks, Stourbridge Canal.

Wordsley Junction. We have just started up the Stourbridge Town Arm. Neil has just picked up Julian E from the rather shallow bank!

Chubbs Bridge. We could not work out what the three seated blokes were watching! Stourbridge Town Arm.

Looking back at Chubbs Bridge. Stourbridge Town Arm.

Nearing the end. Stourbridge Town Arm.

About to enter the basin. Stourbridge Town Arm.

Looking back from the end. Stourbridge Town Arm.

The end of the Stourbridge Town Arm. Bonded Warehouse on the right.

Neil winding. Bonded Warehouse in the background. Stourbridge Town Arm.

We have just turned back into the Stourbridge Canal, from the Town Arm on the right. Stourbridge bottom lock in the distance. 

The river Sow Aqueduct. Stourbridge Canal.

The leafy end of the canal. Stourbridge Canal. 

Black Country Narrowboats, birthplace of Rag Doll, Rosie and Jim's boat. Stourbridge Canal. 

Stourton Top Lock. Stourbridge Canal. 

Stourton locks. Stourbridge Canal. 

Stourton Lock No3, Four locks Bridge below. Stourbridge Canal. 

Stourton Lock No3, Four locks Bridge below. Stourbridge Canal. 

Stourton Bottom  Lock. Stourbridge Canal. 

Stourton Junction. We are now on the Staffs and Worcs, heading north to come into the BCN again, via the Wolverhampton 21 Locks.

NO! Neil, you can't go in there! Lake just before the Stour Aqueduct. Staffs and Worcs Canal.

The classic lower Staffs and Worcs, cut out of the side of the Stour Valley. Staffs and Worcs Canal.

Carved out boat house below Rocky Lock. Staffs and Worcs Canal.

Staffs and Worcs Canal.

Greensforge Lock. Staffs and Worcs Canal.

Greensforge Lock. Neil stopped at The Navigation pub in 197 something and got food poisoning, so it is BANNED! Staffs and Worcs Canal.

Marsh Lock. Staffs and Worcs Canal.

The bottom lock of Botherham Staircase Lock. You would have thought they would have botherhamed to get the chamber levels right when they built it! Staffs and Worcs Canal.

After much wasting of water we get into the top chamber of Botherham Staircase Lock. Staffs and Worcs Canal.

The rather busy Round Oak pub where we spent Friday night. We moored well below the bridge, where it was quieter. Wombourne. Staffs and Worcs Canal.

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