The old locks at Tewitfield, Lancashire
This is the abandoned part of the Lancaster Canal, to the north of Tewitfield, where a road embankment which carries the A4070 has blocked the canal. The canal was constructed in the late 1790s and was intended to run from Kendal in the north down to Westhoughton near Bolton, where it was to connect with canals serving the Yorkshire coalfields. This would improve the supply of coal to Lancaster. But it was never completed, and the railways took over the task. Now, the canal runs from the blockage at Tewitfield, a few miles north of Carnforth, down to Preston. It is used purely for leisure. This northern part, including these locks whose gates are missing, lies derelict in between Tewitfield and Kendal.
The old locks at Tewitfield, Lancashire
This is the abandoned part of the Lancaster Canal, to the north of Tewitfield, where a road embankment which carries the A4070 has blocked the canal. The canal was constructed in the late 1790s and was intended to run from Kendal in the north down to Westhoughton near Bolton, where it was to connect with canals serving the Yorkshire coalfields. This would improve the supply of coal to Lancaster. But it was never completed, and the railways took over the task. Now, the canal runs from the blockage at Tewitfield, a few miles north of Carnforth, down to Preston. It is used purely for leisure. This northern part, including these locks whose gates are missing, lies derelict in between Tewitfield and Kendal.