Latchford Locks
Introduction
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Latchford Locks
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 6 Oct 2008
These are the first set of locks on the canal after leaving the entrance locks at Eastham. There are two locks of different sizes, and this view shows the smaller, southern, lock. Both chambers had an intermediate set of gates, so the size of lock, and therefore the amount of water used, could be varied to suit the size of vessel(s) being passed through.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.381385
Longitude
-2.54672