Macclesfield Canal Bosley Lock Number 12 And Lock Pound

Bosley Lock Number 12 and Lock Pound is a canal lock built in 1831, designed by engineer William Crosley. The lock features rusticated red gritstone walls, with ashlar used for the spillway. The upper end of the lock basin is semi-circular, and there is a stepped quadrant retaining wall on the bank to the west of the lock, along with a flight of stone steps to the east. A cambered footbridge made of cast iron spans the lock entrance, which has a later addition of plain tubular steel railings. The upper pair of lock gates are made of timber, while the lower pair has been replaced with mild steel. The lock is flanked by curved wing walls on both the canal above and below it, and there is a stone-walled rectangular pound located to the west of the lock.