Pike House Lock No 45 is one of a group of locks on the Rochdale Canal; it has a rise of only a few inches just past the junction with The Rochdale 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.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Windy Bank Wharf | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Bent House Winding Hole | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Bent House Bridge No 46 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Bent House Bridge Winding Hole | 1 furlong | |
| Pike House Bridge No 45 | a few yards | |
| Pike House Lock No 45 | ||
| Greenvale Aqueduct | 1 furlong | |
| Sladen Bridge No R3 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Sladen Lock No 44 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Thickone Lock No 43 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Second Lock below Punchbowl No 42 | 3 furlongs | |
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