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Lock Cottage, Shardlow Lock 2

Type: Advice

Waterway(s): Trent & Mersey Canal

From: 24 July 2025, 8am

To: On-going

Region: East Midlands

Reason: 3rd Party Works

Subject to review on: 30 September 2025

Location

Closest waterwayTrent & Mersey Canal
Starts atLock 2, Shardlow Lock
Ends atLock 2, Shardlow Lock

Descriptions

Update 29 August 2025, 10:41am

Work is continuing at Lock Cottage, Shardlow Lock 2. Please be aware of increased and activity and approach with care.

We will update this notice when we have further information.

Original 28 July 2025, 10:30am

The private owners of the Lock Cottage at Shardlow Lock 2 https://w3w.co/crusaders.classic.snips are having a new rear 2 storey extension built which is directly adjacent to the offside top gate quadrant.  Please be aware that an encapsulated scaffolding will be required at a later stage of the build.  

Anyone operating the Lock should be aware of increased activity.  The contractors have been instructed to provide unhindered safe passage at all times.

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