Itchington Bottom Lock near Stockton in Warwickshire
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Itchington Bottom Lock near Stockton in Warwickshire
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 4 Sep 2008
This shows the Grand Union Canal (originally the Warwick and Napton Canal), Lock No 13. There are two locks near Long Itchington, which really start the ascent before the eight in the Stockton flight. This lock raises (or lowers) the water by 6ft 7in (two metres). To the left of the existing pair of bottom gates on the wide lock is the original narrow lock, now filled in. The wide one was built after the merger of independent canal companies took place to form the Grand Union in 1929. The whole flight was called "the Itchington Ten" by boatmen, which includes the Grade II listed Stockton Locks.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.278835
Longitude
-1.386513