Derwent Mouth Lock No 1
Address is taken from a point 408 yards away.
Derwent Mouth Lock No 1 is one of a group of locks on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton); it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1905 near to Reigate Aqueduct.
Early plans for the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) between Manchester and Lisburn were proposed at a public meeting at the Plough Inn in Fife by William Jessop but languished until Henry Clarke was appointed as chief engineer in 1888. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) Trust.

Mooring here is tolerable (it's just about possible if really necessary).
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Shardlow Pipe Bridge | 5 furlongs | |
| Shardlow Floodgates | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Chapel Farm Marina Entrance No 1 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Chapel Farm Marina Entrance No 2 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Porter's Bridge No 1 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Derwent Mouth Lock No 1 | ||
| Derwent Mouth | 2¼ furlongs | |
- Trent & Mersey Canal Society – founded in 1974 — associated with Trent and Mersey Canal
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![Derwent Mouth Lock near Shardlow, Derbyshire. This is the first lock on the Trent and Mersey Canal, and allows traffic from the river to the canal system. The red marker on the lock wall indicates whether it is safe to proceed down from the canal to the river.[[[1618766]]] by Roger D Kidd – 18 October 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/61/88/1618847_f1650e50_120x120.jpg)






![River warning notice, Derwent Mouth Lock. The sign by the lock at the end of the Trent and Mersey Canal warns navigators not to proceed during flood conditions http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1618847. [[[1618757]]] by Roger D Kidd – 18 October 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/61/87/1618766_eca03daf_120x120.jpg)


![Derwent Mouth Lock near Sawley, Derbyshire. Looking east.Derwent Mouth Lock is No 1 on the Trent and Mersey Canal west of Shardlow.[[[1618766]]] by Roger D Kidd – 27 August 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/00/20/6002010_97b1d44c_120x120.jpg)




![In Derwent Mouth Lock near Sawley, Derbyshire. Derwent Mouth Lock is No 1 on the Trent and Mersey Canal west of Shardlow. The exact rise or fall provided is uncertain, but from this image appears to be about five feet (1·5 metres).[[[6002002]]] by Roger D Kidd – 27 August 2013](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/00/19/6001997_a450881b_120x120.jpg)


![Trent & Mersey Canal Milepost. The milepost is at Derwent Mouth Lock No 1, and is the first milepost on the canal. The Trent and Mersey Canal is a 93.5-mile long canal (150.5 km), it begins at Derwent Mouth, where it meets the River Trent and the River Derwent. This is the first lock along the canal, a few hundred metres from the start of the canal.[[4614308]], for the next milepost along the canal.[[4825117]], for the milepost at the Preston Brook end of the canal. by Mat Fascione – 22 July 2015](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/59/02/4590298_eaa9b660_120x120.jpg)


![Bywash weir, Derwent Mouth Lock [no 1]. Transferring surplus water from above the lock to below it. by Christine Johnstone – 09 May 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/18/70/6187018_9e2d4204_120x120.jpg)

![Trent & Mersey canal between lock 1 and bridge 1. Seen from a boat in Derwent Mouth Lock [no 1]. by Christine Johnstone – 05 May 2022](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/19/88/7198863_5262bdc7_120x120.jpg)
![Two narrowboats approaching Derwent Mouth Lock [no 1]. Both are full length but have completely different profiles. One is a traditional working boat, the other a modern hire boat. by Christine Johnstone – 08 May 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/18/69/6186970_cd28a070_120x120.jpg)


