Tewitfield Locks
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Tewitfield Locks is a historic flight of canal locks at the northern end of the Lancaster Canal in Lancashire, England, marking the former navigable limit of the waterway.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flight of canal locks
ⓘ
historic structure ⓘ |
| builtFor | navigation between Lancaster and Kendal ⓘ |
| connects |
lower level of Lancaster Canal
ⓘ
upper level of Lancaster Canal (now unnavigable) ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 18th century ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
A6070 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M6 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Lancaster Canal northern terminus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bywash channels
ⓘ
lock chambers ⓘ towpath ⓘ weirs ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveBoards | yes ⓘ |
| hasLockCount | 8 ⓘ |
| hasPublicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasRestorationGoal | future reopening to navigation ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of late 18th-century canal engineering ⓘ |
| isManagedBy | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Lancaster Canal conservation area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tewitfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCanal | Lancaster Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marks | former navigable limit of the Lancaster Canal ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Carnforth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1797 ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| status |
partly disused
ⓘ
partly restored ⓘ |
| usedFor |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
recreational walking ⓘ |
| waterway | Lancaster Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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