Autherley Lock
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Autherley Lock by Stephen McKay as part of the Geograph project.
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Autherley Lock
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 2 Aug 2007
A boater steers a narrowboat out of Autherley Lock off the Shropshire Union Canal and on to the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal. This is a stop lock, with a change in water level of only about three inches, designed to control water movement between the two canals.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.616399
Longitude
-2.147655