Ashton Canal, Top Lock at Fairfield Junction
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Ashton Canal, Top Lock at Fairfield Junction
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 12 May 2021
Fairfield lock is number 18, the highest, on the Ashton Canal. It is Grade II-listed (Historic England List Entry Number:1356475 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1356475 Historic England). The lock was built between 1794 and 1797. Originally a single lock, it was later changed to a double lock in the 1820s to ease congestion and to reduce queues on what was then a very busy stretch of canal (lock #17 and lock #1 were similarly widened at the same time). The widening was achieved by building a second lock chamber to the south of the original. The original lock is now disused and serves as an overflow.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.477641
Longitude
-2.150483