Hoole Lane Lock No 40 is one of some locks on the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal - Bunbury to Chester) and unusually is opened with a crank handle near to Cambridge Tunnel.
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 8f3.
| Bridge Inn (Chester) | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Chemistry Lock No 39 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Chemistry Lock Footbridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| C&RT Water Point (Chester) | ½ furlongs | |
| The Lock Vault PH | a few yards | |
| Hoole Lane Lock No 40 | ||
| Hoole Lane Lock No 40 Footbridge | a few yards | |
| Hoole Lane Bridge No 123A | a few yards | |
| Tesco's First Footbridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| The Old Harkers Arms PH | 2½ furlongs | |
| City Road Bridge No 123B | 2½ furlongs | |
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