Priest Holme Railway Bridge No 168A
Priest Holme Railway Bridge No 168A carries a farm track over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) near to Nuneaton Locks.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
| Bank Newton Bottom Lock No 36 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Bank Newton Bottom Lock Footbridge | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Priest Holme Water Point | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Priest Holme Changeline Bridge No 168 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Priest Holme Aqueduct No 38 | ½ furlongs | |
| Priest Holme Railway Bridge No 168A | ||
| Stegneck Lock No 35 | ½ furlongs | |
| Stegneck Lock Bridge No 169 | ½ furlongs | |
| Scarland Lock No 34 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Scarland Lock Footbridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Anchor Lock No 33 | 4¼ furlongs | |
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![Canal and Steam Engine. Another shot of the steam engine shown crossing the River Aire in [[7519186]]A few seconds later it crossed the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.It is quite a famous engine with a Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LMS_Stanier_Class_5_4-6-0_4932It was built in 1945. by Des Blenkinsopp – 11 June 2023](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/51/91/7519191_dad7ce41_120x120.jpg)








![Leeds & Liverpool Canal, above lock 35. The pound between Bank Newton Bottom Lock [no 36] and Stegneck Lock [no 35] is almost empty. The water has drained away because a paddle has recently collapsed at Stegneck Lock. The Canal & River Trust estimate that it will be repaired by 5th March 2025. by Christine Johnstone – 21 February 2025](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/98/18/7981885_698218e7_120x120.jpg)











![Pivotting ground paddle, Leeds & Liverpool Canal. At Stegneck Lock [no 35]. A rare chance to see the workings of a pivoting ground panel [the thing with a long white handle]. Most of them go up and down. The pound between Bank Newton Bottom Lock [no 36] and Stegneck Lock [no 35] is almost empty because the ground paddle on the near side has collapsed leaving the lock culvert open. The far paddle is not damaged. The Canal & River Trust estimate that collapsed paddle will be repaired by 5th March 2025. by Christine Johnstone – 21 February 2025](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/98/19/7981914_c97b79dd_120x120.jpg)


![Stegneck Lock [no 35], Leeds & Liverpool Canal. The pound between Bank Newton Bottom Lock [no 36] and Stegneck Lock [no 35] is almost empty. The water has drained away because a paddle has recently collapsed at Stegneck Lock. The Canal & River Trust estimate that it will be repaired by 5th March 2025. The two ground paddles have long white handles. Unlike most ground paddles they pivot sideways, and don't go up and down. The far paddle is not damaged, but the near paddle (and the paddle frame) have collapsed, leaving the lock culvert open. Because they have collapsed, the white handle is crooked. by Christine Johnstone – 21 February 2025](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/98/19/7981907_9e811568_120x120.jpg)




