Rotherhithe: Former Surrey Basin Lock and bascule bridge
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Rotherhithe: Former Surrey Basin Lock and bascule bridge
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 18 Apr 2010
This lock used to provide the access to and from the River Thames for vessels wanting to dock in the Surrey Basin. The bascule bridge in the distance takes Rotherhithe Street over the waterway, and replaced a swing bridge, which was certainly still present when the Ordnance Survey mapped the locality in 1882.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.504296
Longitude
-0.047793