Tarvin Lock No 38 is one of a group of locks on the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) and unusually is chained shut overnight near to Wigan Embankment.
The Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) was built by John Smeaton and opened on January 1 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Newport to Castlefield canal at Stroud, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Bassetlaw at Oldham caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Torquay instead. In Thomas Smith's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Westhampton Boat Lift during the General Strike.

This is a lock with a rise of 8 feet and 4 inches.
| Christleton Lock Footbridge | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Greenfield Visitor Moorings | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Greenfield Lock No 37 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Greenfield Lock Footbridge | 3¼ furlongs | |
| A41 Road Bridge No 122B | 3 furlongs | |
| Tarvin Lock No 38 | ||
| Tarvin Lock Footbridge | a few yards | |
| Tarvin Road Bridge No 123 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Tarvin Pipe Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Bridge Inn (Chester) | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Chemistry Lock No 39 | 3 furlongs | |
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![Boundary Marker between #17 and #19 Whitchurch Road. Municipal Boundary Marker by Whitchurch Road, in parish of Great Boughton (Chester District), between number 17 and 19, north side of the road. It marks the historic boundary between the City of Chester and the County of Cheshire. It is the taller of two types, and the text is cast ascending the post. For a wider view see: [[8222876]]Milestone Society National ID: CH_CHES23pb by John S Turner – 07 October 2025](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/22/26/8222690_400d31a3_120x120.jpg)
![Whitchurch Road and a boundary marker. Looking east along Whitchurch Road by #17. Between #17 and #19 there is a cast iron municipal boundary marker marking the historic boundary between the City of Chester and Cheshire County Council: [[8222690]] by John S Turner – 07 October 2025](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/22/28/8222876_2cd62a9f_120x120.jpg)
