Site of Blue Pits Lowest Lock No 53 is on the Rochdale Canal (Main Line) between Nantwich and Norwich.
Early plans of what would become the Rochdale Canal (Main Line) 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.

| Trub Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Blue Pits New Lock No 53 | 2½ furlongs | |
| M62 Motorway Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Towpath Floating Pontoon Parking Bay | 1 furlong | |
| Montrose Street Bridge No 65A | ¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Blue Pits Lowest Lock No 53 | ||
| Blue Pits Middle Lock Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Blue Pits Middle Lock No 52 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Manchester Road Bridge No 64 | 2 furlongs | |
| Blue Pits Highest Lock No 51 | 2 furlongs | |
| March Bridge No 63 | 5 furlongs | |
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![Rochdale Canal Bridge#65. This bridge is at the lower end of Lock#52, Blue Pits Middle Lock ([[[1817794]]]). by David Dixon – 12 October 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/17/58/3175815_2ff14e3d_120x120.jpg)
![Changeline Bridge [No 65], Rochdale Canal. So called because the towpath changes sides across it. At the foot of Blue Pits Middle Lock [No 65]. by Christine Johnstone – 07 May 2014](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/98/09/3980971_b8691e7e_120x120.jpg)



![Blue Pits Middle Lock [No 52], Rochdale Canal. The ground paddles on the top gates are raised, to fill the lock so that a boat can descend. by Christine Johnstone – 07 May 2014](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/98/09/3980991_f82377a5_120x120.jpg)







![Lock mooring, Rochdale Canal, Castleton. Above [north of] Blue Pits Middle Lock [No 52]. by Christine Johnstone – 07 May 2014](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/98/09/3980984_6478d49b_120x120.jpg)








![Detail of former library, Manchester Road, Rochdale. Cartouche above the entrance celebrating the magnanimity of Andrew Carnegie (1905).Wider view: [[[7145824]]]. by Stephen Richards – 22 August 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/94/21/7942137_baa281fa_120x120.jpg)
