Bedford Street Locks at Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent
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Bedford Street Locks at Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 27 May 2011
A narrowboat emerges having descended the locks at Bedford Street on the Caldon Canal. The two locks here are constructed as a staircase. The water from the upper lock is emptied straight into the lower lock. Care needs to exercised and paddles opened in the correct order. Image]
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Image Location
Latitude
53.018473
Longitude
-2.189633