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Heading North on the Trent and Mersey Canal, Big Lock is the last set of locks on leaving the town.
©Gwyn Jones
Taken at MR: SJ706662 looking in a NW direction.
©Andy Beecroft
Dist:0.3km north<br/>Lock 74, the bottom of the three, is to the left of the picture.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.3km north<br/>This is the bottom lock of the Middlewich Three, seen from the lock above and exposing the canalscape of the town. It can be seen that Middlewich is not one of those twee canalside towns where they cut the lockside grass with nailscissors. It is still now, and always has been, a real working salt town of great character.
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.3km north<br/>Part of an extensive modern housing estate.
©Peter Whatley
Dist:0.3km north<br/>Looking upwards towards the Middlewich Three locks
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.4km north<br/>Main street through Middlewich. this area as been important since Roman times.
©Stephen Burton
Dist:0.4km north<br/>
©Peter Whatley
Dist:0.4km north<br/>A last (for now) look at the two chimneys, almost certainly of obsolete chemical works, which were at that time a feature of the 'Middlewich Three' locks.
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.4km north<br/>Bowhauling an empty butty up the locks, the motor has gone ahead. If the butty had been loaded it would have required the assistance of the motor.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.5km north<br/>On the Trent & Mersey Canal. Middlewich church is in the distance.
©Robin Webster
Dist:0.5km north<br/>Middlewich fire station, Lewin Street, Middlewich, Cheshire.
©Kevin Hale
Dist:0.5km north<br/>Lock No 73 is the middle one of the 'Middlewich three' locks. The boat about to descend is heading northwards
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.5km north<br/>The industrial dereliction along the eastern bank in 1979 is obvious.
©Dr Neil Clifton
Dist:0.5km north<br/>The 'Middlewich Three' locks are numbered 72-74 from the top. There was much industrial dereliction around here in 1979 but it has now mostly been cleared away.
©Dr Neil Clifton

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