Rumps Lock No 70 
Rumps Lock No 70 is one of some locks on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Harding's Wood to Middlewich) and unusually is opened with a crank handle.
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.

Mooring here is excellent (this is a really good mooring), mooring rings or bollards are available. Thai Restaurant 5 mins - town 10 mins walk - quiet and rural mooring.
This is a lock with a rise of 9 feet and 2 inches.
| Kings Lock No 71 | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Middlewich Canal Centre | 7 furlongs | |
| Kings Lock Visitor Moorings | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Winding Hole above King's Lock | 6½ furlongs | |
| Cledford Bridge No 166 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Rumps Lock No 70 | ||
| Footbridge No 165A | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Tetton Bridge | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Booth Lane Bridge No 164 | 7½ furlongs | |
| Booth Lane Bottom Lock No 69 | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| Booth Lane Pipe Bridge | 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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![Trent & Mersey Canal Milepost along the towpath. The milepost is next to Rumps Lock No 70.[[4812194]], for the previous milepost.[[4813496]], for the next milepost along the canal. by Mat Fascione – 15 July 2015](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/81/26/4812645_3868e020_120x120.jpg)












![The Kinderton Arms. The conversion of this pub into an Asian restaurant has clearly been no more successful than the pub was. Compare [[601262]] by Alan Murray-Rust – 15 May 2008](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/80/44/804485_1f388d2c_120x120.jpg)









![Rumps Lock. There has been substantial growth of vegetation since [[601262]] was taken. by Alan Murray-Rust – 15 May 2008](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/80/44/804484_5809ade9_120x120.jpg)




