Shop Lock No 18 is one of some locks on the Rochdale Canal; it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1955 near to Barpool Locks.
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.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Todmorden Aqueduct | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Todmorden Guillotine Lock No 19 | 1 furlong | |
| Todmorden Changeline Bridge No 30 | 1 furlong | |
| Todmorden Bridge Winding Hole | ¾ furlongs | |
| Fielden Wharf & Services | ¾ furlongs | |
| Shop Lock No 18 | ||
| Site of Albion Mill | ¾ furlongs | |
| Baltimore Bridge No 29 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Baltimore Marina | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Baltimore Winding Hole | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Kilnhurst Bridge No 28 | 3¼ furlongs | |
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