Kegworth (New) Deep Lock in Nottinghamshire
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Kegworth (New) Deep Lock in Nottinghamshire
Image: © Roger Kidd Taken: 27 Aug 2013
Kegworth Deep Lock, No 56, is on the canalised "old cut" of the River Soar from the 1820s, so is south of the county boundary. A corresponding weir is to the east on the original river course. This wide lock provides a rise (or fall) of twelve feet (3·65m)*. It is a 1986(?) replacement for the adjacent 1820s lock, which has been filled in. In this image the lock has almost completed draining, so the tail gates behind the camera can be opened. * the old lock was listed as providing a rise/fall of 7ft 6in (2·3m). Alterations have been made as part of a major flood control scheme.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.83648
Longitude
-1.27154