The Trust’s Castlefield canal walk provides the public visiting context. Observe from the authorised route and give boat crews space. Do not descend into a chamber or investigate overflow shafts, tunnels or operating equipment.
Check the official visitor arrangements ↗ · checked 2026-09-13
Stay within authorised areas. Do not enter unstaffed tunnels, shafts, railway land or restricted property.
How to explore responsiblyReviewed 2026-09-13 · review due 2026-10-13. Desk research from official records and published operator or public-authority information. No site visit or direct operator contact.
Why this place matters
The official entry dates this altered lock and bridge to about 1804. Lock 92 is the last of nine locks on the link between the Rochdale and Bridgewater canals. The record includes the stone bridge, ramp and lock as related components.
The bridge lets a land route cross the water, while the lock manages a change in water level. Their close arrangement shows how circulation on land and canal had to be planned together in a crowded industrial district.
- Historic England — Rochdale Canal Lock Number 92 And Castle Street Bridge ↗ · reviewed 2026-09-13
What to look for
Notice the relationship between the bridge arch, lock chamber and gate positions from the public route. A lock is best understood as a controlled space between two water levels; its surrounding bridges and ramps let people work and move around it.
The official record also names an overflow system. That is historical evidence, not an invitation to inspect shafts or passages. The visible canalside arrangement is enough to begin understanding how water movement was controlled.
- Historic England — Rochdale Canal Lock Number 92 And Castle Street Bridge ↗ · reviewed 2026-09-13
What remains uncertain
No field inspection has been carried out. Published access arrangements can change; consult the linked operator before travelling.
Sources used for the access review
- Canal & River Trust — walk from Castlefield ↗ · reviewed 2026-09-13
What the official index records
Historic England / Planning Data records this location as ROCHDALE CANAL LOCK NUMBER 92 AND CASTLE STREET BRIDGE. Our atlas groups it under industrial relics using that source wording.
Record details
- Category
- Industrial relics
- Source classification
- ROCHDALE CANAL LOCK NUMBER 92 AND CASTLE STREET BRIDGE
- Period / construction dates
- About 1804, altered
- Current condition
- Not verified
- Designation
- II
- Designation date
- 1988-06-20
- Nearest reference town
- Manchester (approximate)
- County / historic source county
- Not supplied
- County or local authority (ONS)
- Manchester
- Nation
- England
- Source record ID
- 1270858
- Coordinates
- 53.474566, -2.255832 (reference point, not an entrance)
- Index checked
- 2026-09-13
- Source last updated
- 1994-06-06
- Published access reviewed
- 2026-09-13
Index verification means the record and supplied attributes were checked against the official downloaded index on 2026-09-13. It does not mean a site visit or confirmation of current access. Points may refer to a whole complex, a surviving component or a recorded location.