The Droitwich Junction canal starts at Hanbury junction in the east where it meets the Worcester & Birmingham canal and it ends at Droitwich at its western end.
The locks on this canal are all narrow beam, single width locks of approximately 7’ 6”. The canal is only two miles long and has eight locks on its route.
The Droitwich Junction canal was opened in 1852 (one of the latest canals in the UK). It connected Droitwich with the Worcester & Birmingham canal and hence the newly built salt works at Stoke. Both the Droitwich canals were built because of the salt mines in Droitwich; barges used to bring coal into the centre to fire the salt pans and the finished product was then transported out by barge.
The final cargo on the canal was c1925 and reputedly it was a load of bricks from the brickworks at Hanbury down to Droitwich. Together with the Droitwich Barge canal, the junction canal was restored and reopened in 2011.
Locks 1 - 3 Hanbury locks (10' 9", 11' 0", 11' 3")
The Hanbury locks all have side ponds to help conserve water. When the locks are emptied, half the lock is emptied into the side pond which can then be used to half fill the lock when the lock needs to be refilled.
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| Lock 1 |
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| Lock 1 |
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| Lock 1 - side pond |
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| Lock 1 - side pond |
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| Lock 2 |
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| Lock 3 |
Locks 4 & 5 Staircase locks (17' 1")
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| Top of the staircase |
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| Bottom of the staircase |
Lock 6 - 7' 9"
Lock 7 - 7' 5"
Lock 8 Barge lock (0' 4")
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