2014

SJ9066 : In Bosley Locks No 2 in Cheshire

taken 10 years ago, near to North Rode, Cheshire East, England

In Bosley Locks No 2 in Cheshire
In Bosley Locks No 2 in Cheshire
On the Macclesfield Canal there are twelve locks in the Bosley Flight, built under the supervision of William Crosley to Thomas Telford's specifications. The water level is raised (or lowered!) 118 feet (32 metres) over about one mile.

(From Wikipedia): The locks are substantially built with stone blocks, and unusually for narrow locks have mitre gates at both ends. They were each built with a side pond, which enabled some of the water to be re-used during a filling and emptying cycle. The side ponds have been disused for many years, but there are plans to reinstate one of them for demonstration purposes. LinkExternal link
The Macclesfield Canal

The Macclesfield Canal is just over 27 miles in length, and has thirteen locks, including the stop lock at Hall Green and the other twelve at Bosley. The canal was surveyed by Thomas Telford in 1825, then engineered by William Crosley, and opened on 9 November 1831 at a cost of £320,000. It joins the Trent and Mersey Canal at Hall Green to the Peak Forest Canal at Marple.


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Geographical Context: Canals other tags: Lock Flight of Locks Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Feet 32 Metres over about one Mile [12] · Ponds have been Disused for many Years [2] Title Clusters: · In Bosley Locks No 2 in Cheshire [2] ·
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SJ9066, 103 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 8 September, 2014   (more nearby)
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Monday, 7 September, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9041 6664 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:11.8051N 2:8.7003W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9041 6662
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