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Guillotine Lock is a lock on the Stratford Canal in Worcestershire, England, dating from the early nineteenth century. The lock takes its name from its distinctive guillotine gate mechanism, which operated by dropping vertically rather than by the conventional swing gates found on most canal locks of the period. This engineering innovation represents an interesting variation in canal lock design during the era of intensive inland waterway development. The lock remains an important example of early industrial canal infrastructure and demonstrates the diversity of mechanical solutions applied to canal construction in the Midlands.
Guillotine Lock, Stratford Canal is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005885. View the official record →
Guillotine Lock is a lock on the Stratford Canal in Worcestershire, England, dating from the early nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005885.
Guillotine Lock, Stratford Canal is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005885.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burnt mounds in Woodlands Park, 540m and 640m west of The Pavilion (2.2 km), Moated site at Blackgreves Farm (4.1 km), Berry Mound Camp, Solihull (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Guillotine Lock, Stratford Canal's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Guillotine Lock, Stratford Canal stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.