Vale Royal Locks

Looking across the locks at Vale Royal on the River Weaver in Cheshire. The larger lock (furthest from camera) was constructed to allow sea-going vessels to reach the salt mines alongside the river near Winsford.

The River Weaver is accessed from the Trent and Mersey Canal via the Anderton Lift.

The photo was taken before the wall below the nearer lock collapsed, making the lock too dangerous to use. The aerial image shows the wall collapse and also the long-disused third lock.

See Google Aerial View of this location.