Bedford Street Locks, Stoke-on-Trent
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Bedford Street Locks, Stoke-on-Trent
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 31 Jul 2015
Bedford Street Staircase Locks are at the Stoke end of the Caldon Canal. The image shows the tail-gates of the bottom lock. Beyond the lock, the water level matches that of the Trent and Mersey Canal, which this canal joins about four hundred metres ahead. There are two locks, where the water from one is emptied directly into the other. The upper lock is always deeper than the lower one, or it wouldn't be able to fill it and allow the opening of the gates. The total rise (or fall) in water level is 19ft 3in (19ft 3in (nearly six metres). Image]
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Image Location
Latitude
53.018437
Longitude
-2.189573