Bedale Beck from Leeming Bridge
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Bedale Beck from Leeming Bridge
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 6 Nov 2018
A glance at the OS map will show that Bedale Beck follows a course that appears to be a series of straight lines with occasional bends between Bedale and the Swale. This could be as a result of works to improve drainage, but I'm inclined to think that any straightening was done as part of the failed scheme to canalise the beck in the 18thC. The remains of a lock a short way upstream from here and the more obvious 'harbour' works in Bedale help confirm my suspicions.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.301266
Longitude
-1.551574