Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, Lock 53 bottom gate
Introduction
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Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, Lock 53 bottom gate
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 6 Mar 2011
The tight clearance between the lock and the bridge means that a normal balance beam cannot be used, and this framework has been constructed to allow the gate to be pulled open. Originally the extension would probably have been made of timber.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.19593
Longitude
-1.706183