A view of Diglis Basin. The Worcester and Birmingham canal continues in the gap between buildings visible at the rear of the photo Worcester and Birmingham Canal
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BCN Main Line Gas Street Basin (Worcester Bar)
Holliday Street aqueduct 86
A4540 Middle Ring Road Edgbaston Tunnel (105 yd)
81
Cross-City Line
Dudley Canal Selly Oak Jn
Ariel Aqueduct 80
A38 Bristol Road 79
Cross-City line 75
A441 Pershore Road 74
Camp Hill line
Stratford-upon-Avon Canal -- Kings Norton Jn
Wast Hill Tunnel (2726 yd)
67
A441 road bridge
Upper Bittell Resr and feeder
Lower Bittell Resr M42 road bridge
Crown Meadow Arm Shortwood Tunnel (613 yd)
Tardebigge Tunnel (580 yd)
Tardebigge Wharf
Tardebigge Resr / engine house
29-58
Tardebigge Locks (30) 23-28
Stoke Locks (6) 17-22
Astwood Locks (6) 37
Railway bridge
Droitwich Canal 35
B4090 Hanbury Road Dunhampstead Tunnel (230 yd)
24A
M5 road bridge 11-16
Offerton Locks (6) 22A
A449 bridge 5-10
Locks (6) 4
Blockhouse Lock 3
Sidbury Lock, Worcester Diglis Basins and dry dock 1-2
wide beam locks (2) River Severn
Diglis Basin is a canal basin on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal . It is situated in Diglis in the centre of Worcester, England, near The Commandery (a command post during the English Civil War ).
To the north is Tibberton (8.41 miles and 14 locks away) and to the west is Diglis Junction (0.25 miles and 2 locks to the west)[ 1] where the canal meets the River Severn . It is the first basin (with associated amenities) reached after joining the canal from the River Severn.
Facilities available With its central position in Worcester, Diglis Basin is very convenient for shops and leisure facilities in the centre of the city. It also has the following facilities of its own:
References ^ Gazetteer entry for Diglis Basin, Canal Plan AC — Canal Route Planner, UK.
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52°11′00″N 2°13′14″W / 52.1834°N 2.2206°W / 52.1834; -2.2206