There are eight locks at either end. The southern end locks (Ryder Green Locks) raise the boat by 45 feet and the northern end (Walsall Locks), near Birchills Junction raise the boat by 65 feet.
Lock Gates
Tunnel AqueductConstruction began in 1785 on what was then called the Broadwaters Extension to the Wednesbury Canal. At the other end, work began on the Birchills Branch of the Wyrley and Essington Canal. by 1798, this reached Bloxwich Wharf (north-west of Walsall). The last part of construction didn't start until April 1798. Much of the excavation was completed in 1799 but the overall construction took until 1800 to finish.
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