Lock No 65, Trent And Mersey Canal

Lock No. 65 on the Trent and Mersey Canal is a pair of parallel locks. The south lock was built around 1775 by James Brindley, while the north lock was added in 1830, with consultant Thomas Telford involved in its design. The locks are constructed from blue and red bricks with stone dressing and feature wooden gates. Both locks have raking abutments on their west ends and are complemented by charming cantilever bridges with arched supports, circular struts, and central gaps for tow rope passage, located in front of the lower (west) gates. The southwest gates were replaced with timber in 1986, and the northwest gates were also replaced in timber in 1980. It is believed that both upper single gates (east) were replaced in timber in 1980, although only the northeast gate is dated. There has been some replacement of the stone lock edging with concrete.