Narrowboats near Preston Brook Tunnel, Cheshire
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The photograph on this page of Narrowboats near Preston Brook Tunnel, Cheshire by Roger D Kidd as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 29 Aug 2011
Just beyond the boats is a stop lock changing the water level by just a few centimetres. The lock, which only raises the water a few inches was built in order to prevent the Trent and Mersey "stealing" water from the Bridgewater Canal when the Preston Brook Tunnel was built.