Rochdale Canal

Rochdale Canal: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Sowerby Bridge Junction	Junction with Calder and Hebble Navigation		0.0	0	N	SE059236	104
Sowerby Bridge Lock No 1			.1	1	N	SE057236	104
Sowerby Bridge Lock No 2			.3	2	N	SE056237	104
Tuel Lane Tunnel			.4	2	N	SE062238	104
Tuel Lane Lock No 3			.5	3	N	SE060237	0
Brearley Lower Lock No 5			2.9	4	N	SE030257	104
Brearley Upper Lock No 6			3.1	5	N	SE027259	104
Broadbottom Lock No 7			4.3	6	N	SE007264	104
Mayroyd Mill Lock No 8			5.3	7	N	SD996268	103
Blackpit Lock No 9			5.5	8	N	SD991270	103
Stubbing Lower Lock No 10			5.9	9	N	SD987271	103
Stubbing Upper Lock No 11			6.0	10	N	SD985271	103
Rawden Mill Lock No 12			6.8	11	N	SD973264	0
Callis Lock No 13			7.0	12	N	SD971262	103
Holmcoat Lock No 14			7.8	13	N	SD968259	103
Shawplains Lock No 15			8.4	14	N	SD959246	103
Lob Mill Lock No 16			8.6	15	N	SD954244	103
Old Royd Lock No 17			9.1	16	N	SD948243	103
Shop Lock No 18			9.8	17	N	SD938240	103
Todmorden Lock No 19			9.9	18	N	SD935240	103
Wadsworth Mill Lock No 20			10.3	19	N	SD932235	103
Shade Lock No 21			10.4	20	N	SD931233	103
Gauxholme Lowest Lock No 22			10.5	21	N	SD929232	103
Gauxholme Middle Lock No 23			10.6	22	N	SD929231	103
Gauxholme Highest Lock No 24			10.8	23	N	SD929229	103
Smithyholme Lock No 25			11.0	24	N	SD931226	103
Pinnel Lock No 26			11.1	25	N	SD931225	103
Hollings Lock No 27			11.3	26	N	SD933221	103
Travis Mill Lock No 28			11.5	27	N	SD935218	103
Nip Square Lock No 29			11.6	28	N	SD935217	103
Winterbutlee Lock No 30			11.8	29	N	SD935215	103
Lightbank Lock No 31			12.0	30	N	SD938212	103
Sands Lock No 32			12.3	31	N	SD939210	103
Bottomley Lock No 33			12.4	32	N	SD940209	103
Warland Lower Lock No 34			12.8	33	N	SD944203	103
Warland Upper Lock No 35			12.9	34	N	SD945202	103
Longlees Lock No 36			13.0	35	N	SD946199	109
West Summit Lock No 37			13.8	36	N	SD946189	109
First Lock Below West Summmit No 38			13.9	37	N	SD946187	109
Second Lock Below West Summit No 39			14.0	38	N	SD946186	109
Punchbowl Lock No 40			14.1	39	N	SD946182	109
First Lock Below Punchbowl No 41	Also Second Lock Below Punchbowl No 42		14.3	40	N	SD946180	109
Thickone Lock No 43			14.4	42	N	SD946179	109
Sladen Lock No 44			14.5	43	N	SD946177	109
Pike House Lock No 45			14.6	44	N	SD946173	109
Bent House Lock No 46			15.0	45	N	SD942169	109
Littleborough Higher Lock No 47			15.3	46	N	SD942165	109
Littleborugh Lower Lock No 48			15.4	47	U	SD940162	109
Moss Upper Lock No 49			19.0	48	U	SD905124	109
Moss Lower Lock No 50			19.1	49	U	SD904123	109
Rochdale Branch Junction			19.8	49	U
Blue Pits Highest Lock No 51			20.8	50	U
Blue Pits Middle Lock No 52			21.0	51	U
Blue Pits Lowest Lock No 53	Junction with Heywood Branch		21.1	52	U
Laneside First Lock No 54			22.1	53	U
Laneside Second Lock No 55	Laneside Third Lock No 56		22.3	54	U
Laneside Fourth Lock No 57			22.4	56	U
Laneside Fifth Lock No 58			22.5	57	U
Laneside Sixth Lock No 59			22.6	58	U
Boarshaw Lock No 60			23.1	59	U	SD884070	109
Scowcroft Lock No 61			23.4	60	U	SD886066	109
Coney Green Lock No 62			23.5	61	U	SD888064	109
Walk Mill Lock No 63			23.6	62	U	SD890064	109
Kay Lane Lock No 64			24.8	63	U	SD888050	109
Failsworth Lock No 65			26.9	64	U
Tannersfield Highest Lock No 66			27.6	65	U	SD873003	109
Tannersfield Middle Lock No 67			27.8	66	U	SD872002	109
Tannersfield Lowest Lock No 68			27.9	67	U	SD870001	109
Newton Heath Lock No 69			28.3	68	U
Pinfold Lock No 70			28.3	69	U
Shears Lock No 71			28.6	70	U
Scotchman's Lock No 72			28.8	71	U
Ten Acres Lock No 73			28.9	72	U
Drunken Bridge Lock No 74			29.0	73	U
Slater's High Lock No 75			29.1	74	U
Slater's Lower Lock No 76			29.3	75	U
Anthony Lock No 77			29.5	76	U
Coalpit Higher Lock No 78			29.8	77	U
Coalpit Middle Lock No 79			29.8	78	U
Coalpit Lower Lock No 80			30.0	79	U
Butler Lane Lock No 81			30.1	80	U
Ancoat's Lane Lock No 82			30.6	81	U
Brownsfield Lock No 83			30.8	82	U
Ducie Street Junction	Junction with Ashton Canal		30.8	82	N	SJ848981	109
Dale Street Lock No 84			30.9	83	N	SJ847981	109
Piccadilly Lock No 85			31.0	84	N	SJ846980	109
Chortton Street Lock No 86			31.1	85	N	SJ844978	109
David Street Lock No 87			31.3	86	N	SJ843977	109
Oxford Road Lock No 88			31.4	87	N	SJ840976	109
Tib Lock No 89			31.6	88	N	SJ838975	109
Albion Mills Lock No 90			31.8	89	N	SJ837975	109
Tunnel Lock No 91			31.9	90	N	SJ834975	109
Dukes Lock No 92	Junction with Bridgewater Canal		32.0	91	N	SJ831974	109

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.