West Summit Lock No 37 
West Summit Lock No 37 is one of a long flight of locks on the Rochdale Canal; it has a rise of only a few inches near to Rochdale.
Early plans of what would become the Rochdale Canal were drawn up by George Wright in 1888 but problems with Brench Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1876. Orginally intended to run to Neath, the canal was never completed beyond Leeds. Expectations for coal traffic to Oldpool were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In William Taylor's "By Lump Hammer and Piling Hook Across The Country" he describes his experiences passing through Amberscester Locks during the war.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Punchbowl Lock No 40 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Second Lock below West Summit No 39 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| First Lock below West Summit No 38 | 1 furlong | |
| Chelbourne Wharfe Visitor Moorings | ½ furlongs | |
| Chelburn Bridge | a few yards | |
| West Summit Lock No 37 | ||
| Summit Pound Winding Hole | 5½ furlongs | |
| Longlees Lock No 36 | 6 furlongs | |
| Lock 36 Visitor Moorings | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Warland Gate Swing Bridge No 41 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Warlands Aqueduct | 7 furlongs | |
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![Derelict weighbridge office, Summit. Built for the nearby brickworks, before the 1890s. At the east end of the Rochdale canal's Chelburn Bridge [no 42]. by Christine Johnstone – 01 February 2022](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/09/00/7090036_2730ca27_120x120.jpg)














