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Leeds and Liverpool Canal Top Locks, Upper Lock (That Part in Burscough) Top Locks, Upper Lock (That Part in Lathom)

A Grade II Listed Building in Burscough, Lancashire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5974 / 53°35'50"N

Longitude: -2.8305 / 2°49'49"W

OS Eastings: 345132

OS Northings: 411518

OS Grid: SD451115

Mapcode National: GBR 8VPV.05

Mapcode Global: WH86B.HVC2

Plus Code: 9C5VH5W9+WQ

Entry Name: Leeds and Liverpool Canal Top Locks, Upper Lock (That Part in Burscough) Top Locks, Upper Lock (That Part in Lathom)

Listing Date: 1 March 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1297531

English Heritage Legacy ID: 386321

ID on this website: 101297531

Location: Ring o' Bells, West Lancashire, L40

County: Lancashire

District: West Lancashire

Civil Parish: Lathom

Built-Up Area: Burscough

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Burscough Bridge St John

Church of England Diocese: Liverpool

Tagged with: Lock

Description


LATHOM

SD41SE WHEAT LANE 663-1/3/83 (West side (off)) Top Locks, upper lock (that part in Lathom CP)

GV II

Includes: Top Locks, upper lock (that part in Burscough CP) LEEDS-LIVERPOOL CANAL BURSCOUGH. Canal lock. 1781. Resident engineer Robert Owen. For the Leeds-Liverpool Canal Company. Large dressed sandstone blocks, wooden gates. Steps down at north end of west side; wooden footbridge over lower entrance, which has strongly convex curved cheeks. Forms one of group of canal structures at Top Locks. Located on boundary between Burscough CP and Lathom CP.

Listing NGR: SD4513211518

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