Sowerby Bridge Lock Moorings is on the Rochdale Canal.
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.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), mooring rings or bollards are available. This is lock mooring, but also plenty of space.
| Tuel Lane Tunnel (western entrance) | 2½ furlongs | |
| Tuel Lane Tunnel (eastern entrance) | 2 furlongs | |
| Sowerby Bridge Lock No 2 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Sowerby Bridge Winding Hole | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Sowerby Bridge Lock No 1 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Sowerby Bridge Lock Moorings | ||
| Sowerby Bridge Junction | ¾ furlongs | |
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![SE side of Holmes Road approaching Sowerby Bridge Station. There is an OS benchmark [[6033373]] on a square stone in the wall left of the collapsed section. by Roger Templeman – 16 May 2018](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/03/33/6033388_22b08fd9_120x120.jpg)











![Alley on west side of #14 Bolton Brow. There is an OS benchmark [[6182885]] on the corner of the left hand building below a black pipe. by Roger Templeman – 16 May 2018](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/18/29/6182956_b6baecf8_120x120.jpg)

![View along Bolton Brow from junction of Wakefield Road and Chapel Lane. There is a guide post [[6002864]] embedded in the wall pier on which traffic lights are mounted. by Roger Templeman – 16 May 2018](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/00/28/6002875_ebb3edb6_120x120.jpg)


