Barge lock. c1815. Red brick with stone copings. Wooden double gates. Forms a group with Barge Lock No.2 (qv). HISTORICAL NOTE: the two locks allowed craft from the River Severn into Diglis Lock Basin and then to the Worcester-Birmingham Canal.
Location map of Barge Lock No 1 Adjacent to River Severn, Worcester, England. Click to enlarge.
Aerial view of Barge Lock No 1 Adjacent to River Severn, Worcester, England. Click to enlarge.
