Ashton Canal, Lock 10 (Vinegar Lock)
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Ashton Canal, Lock 10 (Vinegar Lock)
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 15 Nov 2012
Lock#10 on the Ashton Canal, at the side of the Anchor Chemicals (now a subsidiary of Air Products) factory, is called "Vinegar Lock" from the nearby vinegar works which were demolished in the 1980s. Lock 10 has the distinction of being the deepest narrow lock in Britain, with a fall of 13 feet 10 inches (http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/ashton/ac6b.htm Pennine Waterways).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.480656
Longitude
-2.179876