Description

SCHEDULE
TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL
SJ 75 NE
5/103 (Wheelock)
Lock No.66
GV II
Pair of parallel locks, south lock circa 1775 by James Brindley, Engineer, north
lock added circa 1830 (Consultant, Thomas Telford). Blue and red bricks with stone dressing and wooden gates. South lock has raking stone abutments to work in with stone steps and the lock side copings are of stone. The lower (west) wooden gates were replaced in 1938 and the upper gate (east) replaced in wood in 1986. The north lock has rusticated vertical stone abutments, stone copings north but south side mainly concrete. The upper gates (west) were replaced in wood in 1959 and the lower gate was also replaced in wood, in 1984.
Sources: Profile, Harry Arnold, Trent & Mersey Canal Society, Cheshire Canals,
David E Owen, Cheshire History No.10 Autumn 1982.

Listing NGR: SJ7549259234

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26423436

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)