Vale Royal Lock, Northwich 2009

A section of the stonework - the bullnose - on the "Small Lock" at Vale Royal on the River Weaver Navigation collapsed on 28th August 2003.

Despite being called the Small Lock it is in fact 30m x 6.5m and it opened in 1865. The Big Lock is 58.8m x 10.5m

Repair work began in February 2009 and is scheduled to complete in November

It was necessary to first dam a section of the river and to drain the lock and sluice area. The last of the water was pumped out on the 18th of March.



vale royal lock repair: panorama
vale royal lock repair: Birds Eye View

The picture to the left shows an aerial view of the locks: the damage is at X; C to D is where the Dam is constructed; S is the Sluice; A is the Small Lock; B is the Big Lock.

The picture above shows the 'site' shortly before the water was completely drained; the Dam is to the left, the broken stonework to the right, and you can see the massive wooden staves that were used to try to effect a repair (at least 30 years ago) without draining the area.

The picture below shows the broken stonework prior to repair work commencing.

vale royal lock repair: Small Lock Damage

Here are some photographs - with special thanks to James Rea-Taylor - showing the restoration as it progresses. More images are added frequently.

Point at the thumbnail to show a larger version of the image.

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    Higher quality versions of the images can be made available - please e-mail keithfrancis@todgen.co.uk for details.

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