Tinsley Top Lock No 1 
Tinsley Top Lock No 1 is one of a long flight of locks on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (Sheffield Canal); it has a rise of only a few inches near to Sandwell.
The Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (Sheffield Canal) was built by Oliver Edwards and opened on January 1 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Liverington to Wolverhampton canal at Rochdale, the difficulty of tunneling through the Nuneaton Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Chelmsford instead. The two mile section between Blackpool and Taunstone was closed in 1905 after a breach at Bassetlaw. "By Barge Pole and Mooring Pin Across The Pennines" by John Jones describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Liverpool Locks.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), mooring pins are needed. Mooring is limited to 14 days. At the top of the lock after the lock landing there is a section of canal that is suitable for mooring .
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Tinsley Railway Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Tinsley Lock No 3 | 1 furlong | |
| Tinsley Lock No 2 | ½ furlongs | |
| Tinsley CRT facilities | ½ furlongs | |
| Tinsley CRT Waterside Moorings | ¼ furlongs | |
| Tinsley Top Lock No 1 | ||
| Ranskill Court Narrows | 1½ furlongs | |
| Greenland Road Bridge No 12 | 3 furlongs | |
| Greenland Road Narrows | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Greenland Road Pedestrian Bridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Coleridge Road Bridge No 11 | 5½ furlongs | |
Amenities here
Amenities nearby at Tinsley CRT Waterside Moorings
Amenities nearby at Ranskill Court Narrows
- S&SY navigation info — associated with Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation
- Sheffield & South Yorkshire navigation info from IWA
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Rawmarsh Road Bridge No 39
In the direction of Sheffield Terminal Warehouse
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Rawmarsh Road Bridge No 39
In the direction of Sheffield Terminal Warehouse
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Rawmarsh Road Bridge No 39
In the direction of Sheffield Terminal Warehouse
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Rawmarsh Road Bridge No 39
In the direction of Sheffield Terminal Warehouse
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boatyard pump-out
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![Disused rail track near Tinsley. The nearest track in this view from the canal towpath is the one that crosses the nearby railway bridge [[2887041]] and looks disused. Beyond the self-seeded trees are a single-track freight line that is still in use, and then the tram tracks. by Stephen Craven – 03 April 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/88/71/2887102_ac9d2e7b_120x120.jpg)


![Tracks and pipeline. The nearest track in this view from the canal towpath is the one that crosses the nearby railway bridge [[2887041]] and is virtually (or maybe totally) disused. It diverges at this junction from the single-track freight line along the Don valley that is still in use, and beyond that are the tram tracks. In the foreground is an oxygen pipeline that crosses the canal nearby [[1832153]]. by Stephen Craven – 03 April 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/88/71/2887196_a455caff_120x120.jpg)







