Approaching Engine Lock, Caldon Canal, near Norton Green, Staffordshire
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Approaching Engine Lock, Caldon Canal, near Norton Green, Staffordshire
Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 13 Oct 2007
The lock is a deep one, over twelve feet (3.7 metres) and was named because up the hill to the right a very large beam engine used to pump water out of local mine workings.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.059933
Longitude
-2.150363