Description

BOSLEY C.P. MACCLESFIELD CANAL
SJ 96 NW

1/15 Bosley Lock Number 2
and Lock Pound

GV II

Canal lock, 1831, William Crosley engineer. Rusticated red gritstone
walls to lock, ashlar to spillway. Semi-circular upper end to lock
basin. Stepped quadrant retaining wall to bank west of lock; flight
of stone steps to east. Cambered footbridge of cast iron across lock
entrance with later plain tubular steel rail. Pair of timber upper
lock gates; late C20 mild steel lower gates. Curved wing walls to
canal above and below lock. Stone-walled rectangular pound west of
lock. Locks numbered 2 to 12 (of which number 6 is in North Rode
Parish) form a flight of 11 locks.

Listing NGR: SJ9041566628

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q59363515

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Recommended Books

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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)