Pollington Lock No 13
Address is taken from a point 400 yards away.
Pollington Lock No 13 is one of many locks on the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) and unusually is chained shut overnight.
Early plans of what would become the Aire and Calder Navigation (Main Line - Goole to Castleford) were drawn up by Thomas Telford in 1782 but problems with Chelmsford Locks caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1888. Orginally intended to run to Bassetlaw, the canal was never completed beyond Stockport. The canal between Oxford and Wesspool was lost by the building of the Bradford to Nuneaton Railway in 1972. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Edward Wright describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Erewash Inclined plane.

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
This is a lock with a rise of 7f2.
| Sykehouse Junction | 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Balne Croft Lane Bridge | 1 mile | |
| Crowcroft Bridge | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Pollington Visitor Mooring | 1½ furlongs | |
| Pollington Manor Swing Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Pollington Lock No 13 | ||
| Pollington Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Heck Railway Bridge No 20 | 1 mile, 4 furlongs | |
| Heck Bridge Marina | 2 miles, ¾ furlongs | |
| Heck Bridge | 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Whitley Lock Visitor Moorings | 3 miles, 4½ furlongs | |
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![Leaving Pollington Lock. The lock has four sets of gates [three in view, one pair behind the photographer's boat. For most boats, it is only necessary to use the easternmost two sets, thus creating a smaller lock chamber. If the two outermost sets are used, the lock can accommodate much longer vessels [or trains of coal pans]. by Christine Johnstone – 19 June 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/54/93/4549384_bf4c6728_120x120.jpg)
![Velcome to Ollington. The sign is slightly obscured by vegetation. Vapour rises from Drax Power Station [[SE6627]] in the distance. by Alan Murray-Rust – 27 December 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/75/04/2750457_8e6aa1c0_120x120.jpg)
![Pollington Lock, from the east. The bottom gates are open to allow the photographer's boat in. The lock is 200 ft x 20 ft, with a rise of 7ft 2 in. [approx 60 x 6 metres, and 2.2 metres]. by Christine Johnstone – 19 June 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/54/93/4549375_8ef3a6b8_120x120.jpg)



















