Heybridge Chunker
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Heybridge Chunker by Roger W Haworth as part of the Geograph project.
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Heybridge Chunker
Image: © Roger W Haworth Taken: 10 Apr 2014
Isn't it helpful when you are actually given the grid ref on site! The grid ref in the picture is the mid point of the chunker beneath the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation - behind the photographer. "A chunker is a wooden channel - or pipe - built to take streams beneath the navigation itself and may be unique to the area." - http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/local/maldon/4832339.Heybridge_chunker_collapses_forcing_Environment_Agency_to_take_action_to_prevent_flooding/ . The chunker collapsed and had to be rebuilt in 2010 - see this write-up: http://www.royalhaskoning.co.uk/en-gb/Publication/Documents/projects/heybridge-chunker-rebuilding.pdf .
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Image Location
Latitude
51.741325
Longitude
0.682339