Bosley Lock Flight

View down from Bosley lock 4, showing the top mitre gates in the distance.

Bosley Lock Flight is a flight of 12 Canal Locks, situated on the Macclesfield Canal at Bosley.

Except for the stop lock at Hall Green (junction with the Hall Green Branch), these are the only locks on the canal

When the canal was opened, there was also a stop lock at Marple Junction (junction with the Peak Forest Canal), but this stop lock has long since been degated, and only a narrow section with remains of the A-frames betrays its former existence.

History

Close view of a hire boat in lock 4.

Features

The locks are unusual for narrow canals, in that they are fitted with mitre gates at both top and bottom, as opposed to the more usual clapper top gate.

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