Shade Lock No 21 is one of many locks on the Rochdale Canal; it has a rise of only a few inches a few miles from Basildon.
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.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Gauxholme Arch Bridge No 31 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Gauxholme Middle Lock No 23 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Gauxholme Lowest Lock No 22 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Shade Mill | ¾ furlongs | |
| Gauxholme Railway Viaduct | ½ furlongs | |
| Shade Lock No 21 | ||
| Site of Wadsworth Mill | ½ furlongs | |
| Wadsworth Mill Lock No 20 | 1 furlong | |
| Dobroyd Road Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Todmorden Aqueduct | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Todmorden Guillotine Lock No 19 | 4¼ furlongs | |
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