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Black Prince Wharf Lock 23
A navigation closure on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal, 1 April 2026 to 1 April 2026 — 0 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Worcester & Birmingham Canal
- Region
- West Midlands
- Started
- 1 April 2026
- Status
- Reopened 1 April 2026
- Days shut
- same day
- CRT reason
- Emergency Services Incident
- Cause
- Nothing failed
- 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 navigation and towpath is open again.
Where
- Worcester & Birmingham Canal: Lock 23 to Lock 23
Updates · 1
0 days with no update after the last one.
1 April 2026 · 0 days since the previous
Due to an emergency incident at Black Prince Wharf, Lock 23, navigation is closed. Navigation will remain closed while we work with the emergency services. Further updates will be issued as soon as more information becomes available.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Black Prince Wharf Lock 23”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019d47f6-6820-7d1b-9de4-fc95a32f8a08.
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