Poolstock Lower Lock
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Poolstock Lower Lock by David Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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Poolstock Lower Lock
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 6 May 2013
The two Poolstock locks are the only locks on the Leigh Branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. They were built to replace two locks at Dover and a further lock at Plank Lane after the area suffered a huge amount of subsidence due to mining.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.533295
Longitude
-2.636785