Slaters Lowest Lock No 76 is one of a group of locks on the Rochdale Canal and unusually has only single top and bottom gates five kilometres from Bedford.
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.
| Varley Street Bridge No 85 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Coalpit Higher Lock No 78 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Hulme Hall Lane Bridge No 84 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Anthony Lock No 77 | 2 furlongs | |
| Slaters Railway Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Slaters Lowest Lock No 76 | ||
| Grimshaw Lane Bridge No 83A | ½ furlongs | |
| Slaters Highest Lock No 75 | 1 furlong | |
| Ten Acres Lower Lock No 74 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Ten Acres Bridge No 83 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Ten Acres Higher Lock No 73 | 3 furlongs | |
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![Grimshaw Lane Bridge [No 83A], Rochdale Canal. Seen from Slaters Lower Lock [No 76]. by Christine Johnstone – 08 May 2014](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/98/28/3982803_f5c10068_120x120.jpg)

![Low Water on the Rochdale Canal. The cut was hardly navigable today. A Canal Trust volunteer told me this was due to refilling [[5145636]] after maintenance work. by Glyn Baker – 24 September 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/14/57/5145726_0495b634_120x120.jpg)












![Grassy field with dandelions, off Grimshaw Lane. Alongside the Rochdale Canal at Slaters Lower Lock [No 76]. by Christine Johnstone – 08 May 2014](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/98/27/3982796_12e77266_120x120.jpg)

