Hillmorton Middle Lock
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The photograph on this page of Hillmorton Middle Lock by Stephen McKay as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 18 Nov 2012
The lock is drained for maintenance work while a party on a Canal & River Trust open day are being given a guided tour. The locks are paired at Hillmorton so this work does not entail the closure of the canal (a 'stop' in waterways jargon) as it would elsewhere.
