Houseboats on the Basingstoke Canal

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Houseboats on the Basingstoke Canal

Image: © Dr Neil Clifton Taken: 25 Aug 1980

Before the Basingstoke Canal could be restored for through navigation, houseboats which had been moored for many years in the Woodham lock flight had to be removed. Here some of the boats are seen in the pound above Lock No 1

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.344732
Longitude
-0.496691