2011
SJ7559 : Lock near Wheelock, Cheshire
taken 13 years ago, near to Wheelock, Cheshire East, England
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Lock near Wheelock, Cheshire
The (circa 1830) north lock of the pair (No 66) on the Trent and Mersey Canal is not currently in use and needs minor refurbishment. Locks 65 and 66 and the adjacent cottage are Grade II listed as a group.
The eight paired locks forming the Wheelock Flight allows a rise in water level of 79ft 6in (24·2 metres). This flight is also part of the more extended series of twenty-six locks, many also paired, which make up the Cheshire Locks, or "Heartbreak Hill" as the canal climbs towards Kidsgrove and the Harecastle Tunnel.
The eight paired locks forming the Wheelock Flight allows a rise in water level of 79ft 6in (24·2 metres). This flight is also part of the more extended series of twenty-six locks, many also paired, which make up the Cheshire Locks, or "Heartbreak Hill" as the canal climbs towards Kidsgrove and the Harecastle Tunnel.
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- Grid Square
- SJ7559, 164 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Roger D Kidd (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 31 August, 2011 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 13 March, 2012
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SJ 754 592 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:7.7841N 2:22.0819W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SJ 754 592
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
