Sheffield and tinsley canal, tinsley lock repairs If you take a walk down the Tinsley Lock Flight you can’t help noticing all the notices and fencing that has appeared. All this is in preparation for major repairs to lock numbers five and six, these locks are having cill repairs and new sets of gates fitted whilst lock ten is have a new bottom gates fitted. After a fish rescue the channel between locks three and lock seven/eight is to be drained. Many trees have had to be removed to allow access to the site for a large crane and a digger. The local company in the vicinity of the works had refused access via their roadway to the site, giving CRT a major access problem which has led to more trees being sacrificed than initially thought would be necessary. At the time of writing (03/02) it is not known if they can get this equipment onto the site. Towpath access has been maintained so if you wanted to view the works, provided you stayed on the towpath side of the fencing this is possible. The works are due, hopefully, to be completed by the end of March.
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