Macclesfield Canal Bosley Lock Number 1 And Spillway

Bosley Lock Number 1 and Spillway is a canal lock built in 1831, designed by engineer William Crosley. The lock features rusticated red gritstone walls, with ashlar stone used for the spillway and brick patching on the sides of the lock. The upper end of the lock basin is semi-circular. To the west of the lock, there is a stepped quadrant retaining wall, and a flight of stone steps is located to the east. A cambered footbridge made of cast iron spans the entrance of the lock, which has a later addition of a plain steel tubular rail. The lock is equipped with two pairs of timber gates and has curved wing walls above it, while straight walls extend below to Bridge 54. A stone-walled spillway is situated to the west of the lock.