Calder and Hebble Navigation, Wakefield Flood Lock
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Calder and Hebble Navigation, Wakefield Flood Lock
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 1 Jul 2018
There are single gates, clearly for flood protection, but the size of the basin makes it difficult to conceive of it being used as a lock as the amount of water involved would be enormous.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.673858
Longitude
-1.490748