Cropwell Lower Lock No 9
Cropwell Lower Lock No 9 is one of a long flight of locks on the Grantham Canal was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1888 a few kilometres from Northton.
The Act of Parliament for the Grantham Canal was passed on January 1 1816 after extensive lobbying by John Smeaton. Expectations for stone traffic to Aberdeenshire were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Kirklees kept it open. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Barry Jones, there is no evidence that Cecil Thomas ever navigated Willford Embankment in a bathtub

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Hollygate Lane Lock No 7 | 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs | |
| Hollygate Lane Bridge No 15 | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Joss's Lock No 8 | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Mann's Bridge No 16 | 3 furlongs | |
| Joshua Manns Swing Bridge No 17 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Cropwell Lower Lock No 9 | ||
| Cropwell Middle Lock No 10 | 1 furlong | |
| Fosse Bridge No 18 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Fosse Bridge No 18A | 1½ furlongs | |
| Bridge No 19 (Grantham Canal) | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Cropwell Upper Lock No 11 | 2 furlongs | |
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![Cropwell Bottom Lock [no 9], Grantham Canal. Partly restored, but without gates and water. The Grantham Canal Society is actively working to restore the canal, but it will be a long process. by Christine Johnstone – 14 March 2025](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/00/55/8005546_ab1ed61e_120x120.jpg)















![Grantham Canal at the site of Mann's Swingbridge [no 17]. A fixed bridge has replaced the original swingbridge. The towpath route is both a public bridleway here and a traffic-free cycle route. The canal has some water here, but it is very shallow. The Grantham Canal Society is actively working to restore the canal, but it will be a long process. by Christine Johnstone – 14 March 2025](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/00/55/8005549_34e966f7_120x120.jpg)












