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Along the Hollinwood Canal - 9
fourth lock
Looking from the lock staircase to the in-filled fourth lock.
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Sammy's Pool
Looking back to the lock staircase across "Sammy's Pool".
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Above the lock staircase is another wide pound, used now for fishing. It is known as "Sammy's Basin" after Sammy Pearson, who was the water bailiff for many years.
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Beyond that is the fourth lock, which has been filled in. Some of the stonework of the lock can still be seen and has been incorporated into a picnic feature. Above this lock is the junction with the Fairbottom Branch, which ran eastwards for about a mile to Bardsley and Fenny Field Bridge.
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If you are walking the canal route, you can either turn right along the Fairbottom Branch or continue ahead to Crime Lake and Hollinwood.
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junction with Fairbottom Branch
The in-filled fourth lock. The canal continues straight ahead to Crime Lake, with the Fairbottom Branch joining on the right.
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junction with Fairbottom Branch
Looking back to the fourth lock, with the Fairbottom Branch to the left.
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Pinch Farm Footbridge
Pinch Farm Footbridge.
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The canal passes below a wrought iron footbridge that provides access to Pinch Farm.
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Shortly afterwards an aqueduct crosses the steep and narrow Crime Lane.
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Crime Lane Aqueduct
Approaching Crime Lane Aqueduct.
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Crime Lane Aqueduct
Crime Lane Aqueduct.
Click here to see the Fairbottom Branch.
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