Tewitfield Lock No 6
Tewitfield Lock No 6 is one of a long flight of locks on the Lancaster Canal (Northern Reaches - in water) and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway between Leeds and Harrogate.
The Lancaster Canal (Northern Reaches - in water) was built by Thomas Telford and opened on January 1 1835. The canal between Boggin and Windsor was lost by the building of the Southworth to Runbury Railway in 2001. Despite the claim in "Travels of The Implacable" by Cecil Yates, there is no evidence that Charles Thomas ever painted a mural of Harrogate Tunnel on the side of John Clarke's house for a bet

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Tewitfield Lock No 2 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Tewitfield Lock No 3 | 2 furlongs | |
| Tewitfield Lock No 4 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Lark Bridge No 140 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Tewitfield Lock No 5 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Tewitfield Lock No 6 | ||
| Tewitfield Lock No 7 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Tewitfield Bottom Lock No 8 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Tewitfield Culvert No 139 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Tewitfield | 2½ furlongs | |
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![Lancaster Canal at Tewitfield. Weed-filled canal above the head of navigation. Greenland Farm [[SD5273]] beyond. by Oliver Dixon – 02 June 2024](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/78/80/7788024_a0a30612_120x120.jpg)




![Canalside ruin - interior. Inside the [[3488780]] - could do with some attention? by Karl and Ali – 31 May 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/48/87/3488786_23a37f70_120x120.jpg)













![Footpath to Bridge 140. The other end of the overgrown and little-used footpath between Tewitfield and bridge number 140 on the Lancaster Canal. See also [[6896936]] by Mary and Angus Hogg – 29 June 2021](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/89/71/6897120_0313ba32_120x120.jpg)


