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Lock 3, Brierly Hill Road
A navigation closure on the Stourbridge Canal, 25 December 2025 to 29 December 2025 — 4 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Stourbridge Canal
- Region
- West Midlands
- Started
- 25 December 2025
- Status
- Reopened 29 December 2025
- Days shut
- 4
- CRT reason
- Underwater Obstruction
- Cause
- Other cause
- Asset
- Lock
Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.
What CRT said it was for
The boat has been moved to the offside of the canal and navigation is open again.
Where
- Stourbridge Canal: Lock 3, Stourbridge to Lock 3, Stourbridge
Updates · 1
4 days with no update after the last one.
25 December 2025 · 0 days since the previous
Please be aware there is a sunken boat in the bottom of Lock 3 , near Leys Junction, and is currently blocking navigation through the lock. We will provide further updates as soon as they are available. For any questions or concerns, please get in touch with us on 0303 040 4040 or email [enquiries.westmidlands@canalrivertrust.org.uk](mailto:enquiries.westmidlands@canalrivertrust.org.uk). Please note our customer service hours over Christmas. <https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/contact-us>
Cite this: Canal closures, “Lock 3, Brierly Hill Road”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019b55a4-e5cc-7a8c-9678-d443ffa8336c.
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