TRENT and MERSEY CANAL SOCIETY
NEWS and EVENTS DIARY
Cheshire Locks Project News
For background information see the Cheshire Locks Project website www.cheshirelocks.org.uk (opens in a new window)
For news of future Cheshire Locks working parties and events see our Diary.
These work parties currently take place on the third Thursday of each month except December. Each session starts at 10 am and finishes by 3pm (usually 2:30pm in Winter). You can turn up just for the morning, or for the afternoon, or come for the whole day and bring a packed lunch. All tools will be provided – you just need to wear stout shoes and bring waterproofs in case of rain. Contact the working party organiser, John Lawson (or Phone 07940 878923) for more details.
To view reports on previous work parties, follow the links below
If you want information about when we worked on a particular site, and what we did there, then check the table below which lists all our work-sites, starting from the top of the flight. Each entry has links to the reports for relevant year when we started/finished work at a location. Note that these links point to that year of work-party reports, NOT directly to the relevant month.
| Lock | CRT Name of Lock + (if different) LMS ex-North Staffs Railway name c1942) | Count of Usable (Status of others) Total 43 (+7 other) | Work Started | Work Completed (or Left) |
| 41 | Plants (Hardingswood) | 2 | April 2017 | July 2017 |
| 42 | Limekiln (Furnace Pool) | 2 | August 2016 | April 2017 |
| 43 | Red Bull | 1 (+1 Infilled/Road) | October 2015 | August 2016 |
| N/A | Red Bull Yard - Car Park & Garden | N/A | January 2016 | June 2016 |
| 44 | Yewtree (Yew Tree) | 2 | February 2015 | May 2015 |
| 45 | Kents (Kent's) | 2 | March 2015 | July 2015 |
| 46 | Townfield | 2 | June 2015 | September 2015 |
| 47 | Church Top (Church Upper) | 1 (+ 1 Derelict) | August 2017 | November 2017 |
| 48 | Church Bottom (Church Lower) | 1 (+ 1 Out of Use) | August 2017 | November 2017 |
| 49 | Halls (Hall's) | 2 | August 2013 + February 2019 | September 2013 |
| 50 | Lawton Top (Lawton Upper) | 2 | July 2013 + March 2019 | August 2013 |
| 51 | Lawton Middle | 1 (+ 1 Infilled) | June 2013 | Same month |
| 52 | Lawton Bottom (Lawton Lower) | 2 | June 2013 | Same month |
| 53 | Thurlwood Top (Thurlwood Upper) | 1 (+ 1 Removed) | September 2012 | February 2013 |
| 54 | Thurlwood Lower | 2 | August 2012 | February 2013 |
| N/A | Rode Heath - Picnic Area & Bridge | N/A | February 2013 | March 2013 |
| 55 | Pierpoints Top (Pierpoint's Upper) | 1 (Never doubled) | November 2018 | January 2019 |
| 56 | Pierpoints Bottom (Pierpoint's Lower) | 1 (Never doubled) | October 2018 | January 2019 |
| 57 | Hassal Green Top (Hassal Green Upper) | 1 (+1 Infilled/Road) | July 2018 | October 2018 |
| 58 | Hassal Green Bottom (Hassal Green Lower) | 2 | March 2018 | June 2018 |
| 59 | Maddocks (Ellison's) | 2 | ||
| 60 | Longcroft | 2 | ||
| 61 | Cardboard (Garden) | 2 | January 2015 | Left January 2015 |
| 62 | Pavilion (Hibberd's) | 1 (+1 Cascaded) | April 2014 | Left January 2015 |
| 63 | Clear Water (Malkin's Bank Upper) | 2 | October 2013 | April 2014 |
| 64 | Saw Pit (Malkin's Bank Lower) | 2 | October 2013 | April 2014 |
| 65 | Wheelock Top (Bidner's) | 2 | ||
| 66 | Wheelock Bottom (Wheelock) | 2 | ||
| N/A | Wheelock Wharf - Building & Area | N/A | May 2013 | Same month |