Lock 74.

Lock 74, looking back to Lock 73. The grassed-over spoil heap to the right is a clue to the former Wigan Coal and Iron Company that once thrived alongside these locks. The site once had blast furnaces, coking ovens and chimneys, and provided work for 10,000 people.

Windlass operated chain mechanism to work the tail gates, Lock 75.

Lock 76, with Locks 75 and 74 above.

Loking towards Lock 77, with Rose Bridge in the distance.

Peel Hall Bridge, with Lock 77 immediately behind, and 76 and 75 visible beyond.

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