1 Mar 2026 MANCHESTER
In this video we are in Manchester city centre with the ‪@canalrivertrust‬ They are replacing the lock gates at lock 87 canal street near the Gay village. This is part of ongoing maintenance work on our national canal system. This proved to be logistically very difficult as we are in the middle of a city and the lock gates weigh 3 tonnes each. The gates are on lock 87 on the Rochdale canal that runs right through Manchester city centre. So how do you lift 3 ton lock gates in Manchester city centre. Well its difficult. A large crane was used and the canal lock had to be drained. Its thought the lock gates had sunk into the base of the canal lock. We get a unique insight into the work of the canal and River Trust during their winter maintenance programme. The Rochdale canal was built between the years 1798 and 1804.

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