Narrowboat entering the stop lock, Hawkesbury, Warwickshire
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Narrowboat entering the stop lock, Hawkesbury, Warwickshire
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 10 Jun 2008
This is narrowboat "Laura", a hire boat from Napton. The stop lock, intended to prevent the Coventry Canal "stealing" the Oxford Canal's water, only drops the level by a few inches. More information can be found here: Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.45735
Longitude
-1.469423