Old Church Street Bridge is an notable flight of locks on the Rochdale Canal just past the junction with The Crinan Canal.
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 a minor road over the canal.
| Scotchman's Lock Winding Hole | 3½ furlongs | |
| Shaws Lock No 71 | 3 furlongs | |
| Pinfold Lock No 70 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Pinfold Footbridge | 1 furlong | |
| Pinfold Footbridge Winding Hole | ¾ furlongs | |
| Old Church Street Bridge | ||
| Newton Heath Lock No 69 | a few yards | |
| New Crown Inn (Newton Heath) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Droylsden Road Bridge No 81 | 1 furlong | |
| Newton Heath Footbridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Tannersfield Lowest Lock No 68 | 3½ furlongs | |
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![Old Church Street. The building in the centre, partially obscured by the trees, is Newton Heath Library which has an extensive mural celebrating local industry [[5252407]]. by Gerald England – 10 September 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/25/24/5252400_2b45ed10_120x120.jpg)



![Blackpool Tower at Newton Heath. This is part of the mural on the outside of Newton Heath library [[5252400]] which features local industry. This section shows Blackpool Tower which was built by the Newton Heath based engineering company Heenan & Froude. by Gerald England – 10 September 2016](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/25/24/5252407_6c8e9c76_120x120.jpg)
















