Fairfield Lock No 17
Fairfield Lock No 17 is one of a group of locks on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) just past the junction with The River Foss.
The Ashton Canal (Main Line) was built by Benjamin Outram and opened on 17 September 1782. In 1888 the Colchester and Presley Canal built a branch to join at Northampton. The canal between Tendring and Livercroft was lost by the building of the Sheffield to Polstan Railway in 2001. According to William Jones's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Longfield Locks is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Edge Lane Bridge No 13 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Clayton Top Lock No 16 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Droylsden Footbridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Droylsden Swing Bridge No 14 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Fairfield Swing Bridge No 15 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Fairfield Lock No 17 | ||
| Fairfield Top Lock Footbridge | 1 furlong | |
| Fairfield Top Lock No 18 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Fairfield Junction | 1½ furlongs | |
| Fairfield Road Bridge No 17 | 2 furlongs | |
| Ashton Hill Lane Bridge No 18 | 3¼ furlongs | |
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![Lock 17, Ashton Canal. Like Lock#18 ([[[3226526]]]), Lock 17 was made into a double lock in the 1820s to ease the congestion on this heavily used stretch of waterway. As with the lock at Fairfield, only the right hand channel is still in use. by David Dixon – 15 November 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/22/66/3226633_1c7c079e_120x120.jpg)



![Fairfield Road. By the side of the road is an EIIR postbox (M43 357) [[5387070]]. by Gerald England – 01 October 2016](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/38/69/5386955_82112a96_120x120.jpg)

![EIIR postbox (M43 357). On Fairfield Road [[5386955]]. by Gerald England – 01 October 2016](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/38/70/5387070_81cdf90c_120x120.jpg)

![James Terrace 1898. Date and name plaque on James Terrace [[5386680]]. by Gerald England – 01 October 2016](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/38/66/5386689_15edd218_120x120.jpg)
![James Terrace. James Terrace on Field Street dates from 1898 [[5386689]]. Whilst other streets in the area have been demolished this one has seen considerable modernisation. by Gerald England – 01 October 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/38/66/5386680_f1ac8650_120x120.jpg)









![Fairfield Lock, Ashton Canal. Fairfield Lock is the highest lock on the Ashton Canal. Beyond the lock is Fairfield Junction where the main line of the Ashton Canal turns right while the former Hollinwood Branch continued ahead. The lock is Grade II-listed (Historic England List Entry Number:1356475 http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1356475&resourceID=5 Heritage Gateway).The lock was made into a double lock in the 1820s, to reduce congestion on what was then a busy stretch of waterway. The lock to the left, now disused, was the original lock before the second lock was built to reduce queues.Compare this photograph with [[[1839179]]], taken in 1979. The warehouses have gone and are now replaced by modern houses to the left and new apartments, ahead and to the right. by David Dixon – 15 November 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/22/65/3226523_24d05b14_120x120.jpg)





