Kings Norton Junction

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Kings Norton Junction and roving bridge over the Worcester and Birmingham Canal The termination of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal at the top right

Kings Norton Junction toll house on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal

Modern reproduction of the scale of toll fees, displayed on the wall of the toll house

Lifford Lane guillotine stop lock, 200 m. along the Stratford Canal

Kings Norton Junction (grid reference SP052794) is the name of the junction where the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal terminates and meets the Worcester and Birmingham Canal at Kings Norton, Birmingham, England.

High on the wall of the Worcester and Birmingham toll house is a 1993 reproduction of the scale of toll fees in 1793. Fees varied from ½d per ton per mile for lime, to 1 ³/₄d for food or finished products.

The water of the two canal companies was kept apart by the nearby Lifford Lane guillotine stop lock, both gates kept open since nationalisation of the canals in 1948.

[edit] References

Pearson, Michael [1989]. Canal Companion - Birmingham Canal Navigations. J. M. Pearson & Associates. ISBN 0-907864-49-X.
Perrott, David; Mosse, Jonathan (2006). Nicholson Waterways Guide 3 - Birmingham & the Heart of England. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-721111-1.

Coordinates: 52°24′44″N 1°55′22″W / 52.4123, -1.9227