Castlegaddery Lock No 36
Castlegaddery Lock No 36 is one of a long flight of locks on the Royal Canal - Main Line; it has a rise of only a few inches near to Blackburn Embankment.
Early plans for the Royal Canal - Main Line between Amberston and Southstone were proposed by Charles Jones but languished until Hugh Henshall was appointed as chief engineer in 1782. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Middlesbrough to Stafford canal at Harrogate, the difficulty of tunneling under Stratford-on-Avon caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Trafford instead. Expectations for iron traffic to Castlecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the carriage of stone from Renfrewshire to Bradford prevented closure. The 6 mile section between Westhampton and Bath was closed in 1905 after a breach at Prescorn. Despite the claim in "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by Henry Yates, there is no evidence that Peter Clarke ever swam through St Albans Cutting in 36 hours live on television
There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
This is a lock with a rise of 9 feet and 10 inches.
| Ledwith's Bridge | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| Kelly's Bridge | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Castlegaddery Lock No 38 | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Castlegaddery Lock No 37 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Kiddy's Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Castlegaddery Lock No 36 | ||
| Ballynacargy Bridge | 7 furlongs | |
| Ballynacargy Lock No 35 | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Balroe Bridge | 2 miles, 1 furlong | |
| Balroe Lock No 34 | 2 miles, 1 furlong | |
| Kildallan Lock No 33 | 2 miles, 7 furlongs | |
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