"Top Lock", Wigan, on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal


The highest lock of a flight of locks, on a canal, is often given the name "Top Lock". This example is the highest lock on the flight of locks heading East out of Wigan, in the area known as Kirkless.


Size: 5314px × 3564px
Location: Kirkless, Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, UK, Europe
Photo credit: © John Morris / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: archeology, canal, heritage, historic, industrial, kirkless, leeds, leeds/liverpool, liverpool, lock, top, transport, trees, water, wigan