View down from Bosley lock 4, showing the top mitre gates in the distance.

Close view of a hire boat in lock 4.

Bosley Lock Flight (grid reference SJ904662) is a flight of twelve canal locks, situated on the Macclesfield Canal at Bosley, near Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal Waterways. The Macclesfield Canal is a Canal in east Cheshire, England. Route The canal runs from Marple Junction at Marple Bosley is a village and Civil parish in the Borough of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire, England with a population of about 50688 (2001 census for Macclesfield urban sub-area Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

Except for the stop lock at Hall Green (junction with the Hall Green Branch), these are the only locks on the canal

When the canal was opened, there was also a stop lock at Marple Junction (junction with the Peak Forest Canal), but this stop lock has long since been degated, and only a narrow section with remains of the A-frames betrays its former existence. The Hall Green Branch of the Trent and Mersey Canal is a Canal in east Cheshire, England. The Peak Forest Canal, is a narrow (7 ft -locked artificial waterway in northern England.

Features

The locks are unusual for narrow canals, in that they are fitted with mitre gates at both top and bottom, as opposed to the more usual clapper top gate. The chambers are constructed from large blocks of stone, with mason's marks visible on many of them. A mason's mark is a symbol often found on Dressed stone in buildings and other public structures The locks were equipped with side ponds to save water, but these were taken out of use many years ago, although they still function as overflow channels. The frames for the paddle gear are still visible at many of them.

Coordinates: 53°11′30″N 2°08′38″W / 53.1917, -2.1439