Lock No 53 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
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Lock No 53 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 24 Aug 2012
This is Maidenhead Road Lock, No 53 on the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. The far gate of the lock was in dreadful condition, so out of balance that it was VERY heavy work trying to re-close it after using the lock. Let's hope the 2012/2013 winter maintenance schedule includes it. There is a flight of four locks down through Stratford-upon-Avon, then a fifth into the River Avon. This is the second from the top, raising the water level by 6ft 10in (just over two metres).
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Image Location
Latitude
52.19593
Longitude
-1.706037