Level Regulator
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Level Regulator
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 26 Aug 2013
The white railing surrounds a spillway. I am not sure if this is the correct term for them, but I am lost in admiration of the canal builders in the early 19th century who were able to build a whole series of these little spillways along the whole length of the canal, all of them at exactly the same height, to maintain the level of water in the canal.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.967451
Longitude
-3.617592