Grand Union Canal: Widewater Lock in South Harefield
Introduction
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Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 31 Dec 2008
The reason for this lock being called Widewater is evident in this image, taken looking upstream from the downstream lock gates, up the lock and into the frozen canal.