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This is the newer (circa 1830) of the pair at Lock No 62 on the Trent and Mersey Canal. The other older (southern) lock of the pair is not in use, and acts as a weir to allow surplus water an overflow channel. The eight paired locks forming the Wheelock Flight allow a rise in water level of 79ft 6in (24·2 metres). This is one of the fifth pair up. The 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 pairing of nearly all the locks was done circa 1830 to speed the traffic. Image] Image]

Paired locks No 62 on the Trent and Mersey Canal. The right (south) lock is not currently in use, and needs a lot of attention. The south (disused) lock is circa 1776, (James Brindley),and north lock on the left is circa 1830, (consultant Thomas Telford). The eight paired locks forming the Wheelock Flight allows a rise in water level of 79ft 6in (24·2 metres). This is the fifth pair up. The 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 pairing of nearly all the locks was done circa 1830 to speed the traffic.

Paired locks No 62 on the Trent and Mersey Canal. The right (south) lock is not currently in use, and needs a lot of attention. The south (disused) lock is circa 1776, (James Brindley),and north lock on the left is circa 1830, (consultant Thomas Telford). The eight paired locks forming the Wheelock Flight allows a rise in water level of 79ft 6in (24·2 metres). This is the fifth pair up. The 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 pairing of nearly all the locks was done circa 1830 to speed the traffic.

The newer (circa 1830) of the pair at Lock No 62 on the Trent and Mersey Canal is in use. On the right, the original (circa 1776) lock is not in use, and acts as a weir to allow surplus water an overflow channel. The eight paired locks forming the Wheelock Flight allow a rise in water level of 79ft 6in (24·2 metres). This is one of the fifth pair up. The 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 pairing of nearly all the locks was done circa 1830 to speed the traffic. Image]

This is the older (circa 1776) of the pair at Lock No 62 on the Trent and Mersey canal. It is not in use, and acts as a weir to allow surplus water an overflow channel. The eight paired locks forming the Wheelock Flight allow a rise in water level of 79ft 6in (24·2 metres). This is one of the fifth pair up. The 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 pairing of nearly all the locks was done circa 1830 to speed the traffic. Image]

Only the northern of the two locks at this point is in operation, the other having been converted into a cascade.

The towpath side lock has been converted to a weir and is no longer usable to boats. The lock is along the Trent & Mersey Canal at Malkin's Bank.

This is one of the paired locks where the south chamber is not in use. A renovation programme is in progress to bring all the existing derelict locks back into use.

The newer (circa 1830) of the pair at Lock No 62 on the Trent and Mersey Canal is in use on the right. The original (circa 1776) lock to the left is not in use, and acts as a weir to allow surplus water an overflow channel. The eight paired locks forming the Wheelock Flight allow a rise in water level of 79ft 6in (24·2 metres). This is one of the fifth pair up. The 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 pairing of nearly all the locks was done circa 1830 to speed the traffic. Image]