Tinsley Top Lock No 10 is one of a long flight of locks on the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (Sheffield Canal) .
The Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (Sheffield Canal) was built by Oliver Edwards and opened on January 1 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Liverington to Wolverhampton canal at Rochdale, the difficulty of tunneling through the Nuneaton Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Chelmsford instead. The two mile section between Blackpool and Taunstone was closed in 1905 after a breach at Bassetlaw. "By Barge Pole and Mooring Pin Across The Pennines" by John Jones describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Liverpool Locks.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Blackburn Meadows Way Road Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Tinsley Lower Flight Weir Exit | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Tinsley Bottom Lock No 12 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Tinsley Lock No 11 | 1 furlong | |
| Tinsley Forge Bridge No 1 | a few yards | |
| Tinsley Top Lock No 10 | ||
| Tinsley Sheffield Road Pipe Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Tinsley Motorway Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Sheffield Road Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Tinsley Lock No 9 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Tinsley Pipe Bridges | 3¼ furlongs | |
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![Derelict bridge over River Don. This derelict bridge over the river is close by Lock 10 on the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal. For another view see [[2887900]].This was an old road bridge over the river. There was a corresponding bridge over the canal behind the photographer, giving access to Tinsley Rolling Mill, which closed down in the 1980s. by David P Howard – 03 April 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/88/79/2887908_1112745a_120x120.jpg)
![Derelict bridge over River Don. This derelict bridge over the river is close by Lock 10 on the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal. For another view see [[2887908]].This was an old road bridge over the river. There was a corresponding bridge over the canal behind the photographer, giving access to Tinsley Rolling Mill, which closed down in the 1980s. by David P Howard – 03 April 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/88/79/2887900_11d5a4a4_120x120.jpg)









![Sheffield and Tinsley Canal. Seen from the M1, and a reverse view of [[2505527]]. The Trans Pennine Trail follows the towpath. by Derek Harper – 09 August 2025](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/12/25/8122544_f7537b39_120x120.jpg)









