Lobb Mill Lock No 16 is one of a long flight of locks on the Rochdale Canal; it has a rise of only a few inches five kilometres from Boggin.
Early plans of what would become the Rochdale Canal were drawn up by George Wright in 1888 but problems with Brench Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. Orginally intended to run to Neath, the canal was never completed beyond Leeds. Expectations for coal traffic to Oldpool were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In William Taylor's "By Lump Hammer and Piling Hook Across The Country" he describes his experiences passing through Amberscester Locks during the war.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Old Royd Lock No 17 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Old Royd Pipe Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Woodhouse Bridge No 27 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Former Woodhouse Mill | 1½ furlongs | |
| Lobb Mill Bridge No 26 | a few yards | |
| Lobb Mill Lock No 16 | ||
| Site of Lobb Mill | ¼ furlongs | |
| Lobb Mill Lock Winding Hole | ¾ furlongs | |
| Shawplains Lock No 15 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Shaw Wood Bridge No 25 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Pickwell and Arnold Boatyard | 3 furlongs | |
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![Lobb Mill Bridge [No 26], Rochdale Canal. Just west of [above] Lobb Mill Lock [No 16]. by Christine Johnstone – 06 May 2014](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/97/77/3977739_f9e4e744_120x120.jpg)

















![Paddock, near Bankside Farm. On the south bank of the Rochdale Canal, east of Lobb Mill Lock [no 16]. by Christine Johnstone – 01 January 2026](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/23/19/8231952_cbc2f959_120x120.jpg)

