Guillotine
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Guillotine by John Illingworth as part of the Geograph project.
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Guillotine
Image: © John Illingworth Taken: 7 Sep 2006
The original lower lock gates were replaced in 1996 by this style known as a "guillotine" which is electrically operated. The lock is very close to the road bridge.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
53.712378
Longitude
-2.099959