Red Bull Lock No 42
Address is taken from a point 225 yards away.
Red Bull Lock No 42 is one of many locks on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) near to Poleington Cutting.
Early plans of what would become the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) were drawn up by John Smeaton in 1782 but problems with Eastpool Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1835. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Nuneaton to Doncaster canal at Luton, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Solihull at Willcester caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Nantwich instead. The Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) was closed in 1955 when Barstone Inclined plane collapsed. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1972 after a restoration campaign lead by the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) Society.

This is a lock with a rise of 8 feet and 8 inches.
| Waterways Office (Manchester and Pennine Waterways, Stoke-on-Trent) - Canal & River Trust | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Red Bull Bridge No 134 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Red Bull PH | 1½ furlongs | |
| Red Bull Lock No 43 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Pool Lock Aqueduct (overbridge) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Red Bull Lock No 42 | ||
| Hardings Wood Bridge No 133 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Red Bull Top Lock No 41 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Hardings Wood Junction | 3 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Hardings Wood Bridge No 133
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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![Locks overflow channel near Hardings Wood, Staffordshire. Surplus water can bypass Pool Locks (No 42) at Hardings Wood and is diverted through a culvert to rejoin the Trent and Mersey Canal below the locks. The current satellite images reveal the position where the water re-enters the canal.[[[3036547]]] by Roger D Kidd – 01 September 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/03/65/3036557_f6e60b24_120x120.jpg)














![2002 : Lock 42 - Trent & Mersey Canal. The Macclesfield Canal makes a junction with the Trent & Mersey about half a mile behind the camera position. Leaving on the left hand side, it runs parallel up to this point then makes a right turn toward the Trent & Mersey crossing it on the Red Bull Aqueduct, just beyond the locks.[[[317460]]] gives a view of the same locks from the top of the aqueduct. by Maurice Pullin – 12 May 2002](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/49/35/493500_04f5f052_120x120.jpg)









