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The unique double-arched bridge at East Marton
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The Top Lock public house is at the start of the attractive Johnson's Hillock Locks, seven
locks taking the canal down to join the Walton Summit Branch. Faced with the problem of
crossing Preston, the Lancaster Canal stopped on the far side of town and built an 8km tram-
way to Walton Summit as an interim measure, then continued the canal from Walton Sum-
mit to Westhaughton to carry Wigan coal north and bring limestone back. The tramway was
