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Northgate Locks, Chester
A navigation closure on the Shropshire Union Canal, 4 September 2025 to 5 September 2025 — 1 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Shropshire Union Canal
- Region
- North West
- Started
- 4 September 2025
- Status
- Reopened 5 September 2025
- Days shut
- 1
- CRT reason
- Repair
- Cause
- Wear and tear
- Asset
- Lock
Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.
What CRT said it was for
Navigation has now resumed through the Northgate Locks on Shropshire Union Canal following a successful repair to the paddle gear at Lock 2.
Where
- Shropshire Union Canal: Lock 1, Northgate Bottom Lock to Lock 3, Northgate Top Lock
Updates · 1
1 days with no update after the last one.
4 September 2025 · 0 days since the previous
Navigation is currently closed through Northgate Locks, Chester on the Shropshire Union Canal due to a broken paddle gearing on Lock 2, Northgate Middle Lock. Our team have been to site today to carry out a repair, however this was unsuccessful. The team will be back onsite tomorrow to carry out further works and an update will be provided tomorrow afternoon, Friday 5 September.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Northgate Locks, Chester”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/0199153c-dcde-7054-8740-d163bbc8de32.
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