Beam Auto Sluice 55BE0102/C501
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Beam Auto Sluice 55BE0102/C501
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 2 Apr 2011
So says the Environment Agency sign on the fence. Combined with an earth wall across the rest of the valley, it appears to be a recent measure to prevent extreme high tides in the Thames progressing up the Beam valley.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.528523
Longitude
0.165321