Trouble at Ryder's Green Locks
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Trouble at Ryder's Green Locks
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 4 Apr 2016
Vandals have succeeded in draining the pound between the third and fourth locks. Unfortunately this kind of thing is all too common across the Black Country network and prompted the British Waterways Board to fit anti-vandal locks to the paddles some years ago. That initiative no doubt helped but it has not eliminated the problem. The pound was restored to a usable condition some 30 minutes later by running water down from the top of the flight: Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.525511
Longitude
-2.025603