Pierpoint Locks east of Hassall Green, Cheshire:: OS grid SJ7858 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

SJ7858 : Pierpoint Locks east of Hassall Green, Cheshire

near to Hassall Green, Cheshire, Great Britain

Pierpoint Locks east of Hassall Green, Cheshire

Lock No 56.
This is the lower of the two Pierpoint Locks on the Trent and Mersey Canal. It raises the water level by 6ft 9in (just over 2 metres). Strangely, the locks here were never paired, like most of the others on "Heartbreak Hill".

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2011

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Grid Square: SJ7858, 18 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Roger Kidd (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Wednesday, 31 August, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 20 March, 2012
Geographical Context: Canals
Subject Location: OSGB36: SJ 785 583 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:7.2954N 2:19.3343W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SJ 784 583
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)