Nip Square Lock No 29 is one of many locks on the Rochdale Canal; it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1955 just past the junction with The River Avon - Warwickshire.
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.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Lightbank Lock Winding Hole | 3½ furlongs | |
| Lightbank Lock No 31 | 3 furlongs | |
| Lightbank Bridge No 36 | 3 furlongs | |
| Winterbutlee Lock No 30 | 1 furlong | |
| Winding Hole between Nip Square and Winterbutlee Locks | ½ furlongs | |
| Nip Square Lock No 29 | ||
| Site of Birks Mill | ¾ furlongs | |
| Travis Mill Lock No 28 | 1 furlong | |
| Birks Hall Bridge No 35 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Hollings Bridge No 34 | 2 furlongs | |
| Site of Hollins Mill | 2 furlongs | |
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![Fields above [east of] Nip Square Lock, Walsden. Rough grazing on a steep hillside. by Christine Johnstone – 06 May 2014](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/97/81/3978110_e3115a70_120x120.jpg)
![Semis on Rochdale Road, south end of Walsden. Seen from Winterbutlee Lock [No 30] on the Rochdale Canal. by Christine Johnstone – 06 May 2014](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/97/81/3978128_a8cc4915_120x120.jpg)










![Narrowboat approaching Winterbutlee Lock [No 30]. Heading to the summit of the Rochdale Canal. by Christine Johnstone – 06 May 2014](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/97/81/3978130_0bd33453_120x120.jpg)









![The Rochdale Canal at Walsden, Yorkshire. Winterbutlee Lock, No 30, is behind and to the right of the photographer. The houses on the left are on the main road, (Rochdale Road). The spire of St. Peter's Church is visible, right of centre, and the corner of Birks Mill is in front of it, with the remains of Nip Square Lock No 29 nearby, but not easily visible as the canal had not at that time been restored. For a modern view of the same scene after the recent restoration, see [[4096]] by Dr Neil Clifton – 30 May 1974](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/37/41/374149_744e822b_120x120.jpg)
![Birks House, Walsden. See [[2432830]]. by Humphrey Bolton – 27 May 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/43/28/2432840_364d8853_120x120.jpg)
