Hall Green

The first photo in this series is of Hall Green Stop Lock.

This shallow lock is historically the junction between the Macclesfield Canal (this side) and the Trent and Mersey beyond. There is a difference in level of just a few inches between the two canals.

When the lock was first built it had four sets of gates, with each canal company having its own lock to guard against loss of water on either canal. The Hall Green branch of the Trent and Mersey Canal is a short spur from Hardings Wood Junction, Kidsgrove, to meet the Macclesfield Canal here at Hall Green. The Macclesfield was built in 1831 and was one of the last narrow canals to be built in Britain.

See Google Aerial View of this location.