Monument record 4674/2 - Mersey & Irwell Navigation - Woolston New Cut

<1> Whitehead PJ, 2003-2010, The Industrial Heritage of Britain, Mersey & Irwell Navigation - pages retrieved 15/04/2010 (Web Site). SCH5264.

Woolston New Cut opened on the 14 February 1821 replacing Woolston Old Cut. It was a straight canal cut to bypass a number of loops or meanders in the River Mersey and therefore shorten the length of the navigation. Paddington Lock was placed at its lower end and Woolston Lock at its upper end. The last ship to use the cut was in the early 1950s

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1842-1893, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 6 inch to 1 mile - Lancashire (Maps and Plans). SCH3844.

Woolston New Cut illustrated with un-named locks at either end

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1995-2017, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 Scale Map (Maps and Plans). SCH2427.

Although the locks at either end are demolished and infilled, the majority of the cut survives intact.

<4> Ashmore, O, 1982, The Industrial Archaeology of North West England, p.73 (Book). SCH3181.

Replaced Old Cut in 1821, a mile and a half (2.4km) from Martinscroft lock, partly filled in, to Paddington's lock.

<5> Nevell, M & George, D, 2014, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Cheshire, 5.49 (Book). SCH8021.

Completed in 1821 and 2.4m long, now filled in and used as a footpath. Brick Sidewalls visible. Remains of Paddington Lock and Martinscroft Lock at either end of the cut