Tinsley Lock No 4 is one of some locks on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (Sheffield Canal) and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway a few kilometres from Luton.
The Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (Sheffield Canal) was built by Oliver Edwards and opened on January 1 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Liverington to Wolverhampton canal at Rochdale, the difficulty of tunneling through the Nuneaton Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Chelmsford instead. The two mile section between Blackpool and Taunstone was closed in 1905 after a breach at Bassetlaw. "By Barge Pole and Mooring Pin Across The Pennines" by John Jones describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Liverpool Locks.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Tinsley Bottom Lock No 7 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Tinsley Railway Bridge (disused) | 1½ furlongs | |
| Factory Access Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Tinsley Lock No 6 | 1 furlong | |
| Tinsley Lock No 5 | ½ furlongs | |
| Tinsley Lock No 4 | ||
| Tinsley Railway Bridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Tinsley Lock No 3 | ½ furlongs | |
| Tinsley Lock No 2 | 1 furlong | |
| Tinsley CRT facilities | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Tinsley CRT Waterside Moorings | 1¼ furlongs | |
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- S&SY navigation info — associated with Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation
- Sheffield & South Yorkshire navigation info from IWA
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Rawmarsh Road Bridge No 39
In the direction of Sheffield Terminal Warehouse
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Rawmarsh Road Bridge No 39
In the direction of Sheffield Terminal Warehouse
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Rawmarsh Road Bridge No 39
In the direction of Sheffield Terminal Warehouse
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In the direction of Rawmarsh Road Bridge No 39
In the direction of Sheffield Terminal Warehouse
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![Rail bridge over Tinsley Locks. The bridge over the canal carries a single track freight line towards the Sheffield International Rail Freight Terminal (formerly Tinsley Marshalling Yard). Further on it appears to be disused [[2887102]].For a view from the other direction, see [[1793612]]. by Stephen Craven – 03 April 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/88/70/2887041_69f15090_120x120.jpg)













![Lock and bridges. Lock number 3 of 7 (descending) of the Tinsley flight. There is a concrete arched footbridge, and a yellow pipe bridge that carries oxygen - see [[1832153]]. The lock lies on the gridline - other photos of the lock are in [[SK3989]]. by Stephen Craven – 03 April 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/88/70/2887060_a227eda2_120x120.jpg)


![Footpath to Attercliffe Common. This underpass below a freight railway line takes a footpath from the canal lock [[2887060]] to Attercliffe Common - not a tranquil area of heathland as one might expect, but a busy main road. by Stephen Craven – 03 April 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/88/70/2887077_6a52c252_120x120.jpg)



![CP anode. The marker refers to a Cathodic Protection anode, presumably on the oxygen pipeline that crosses the canal nearby [[1832153]]. For more details of cathodic protection of steel pipelines, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathodic_protection by Stephen Craven – 03 April 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/88/70/2887081_cbdb24c4_120x120.jpg)




