Marple Locks No 8 (tail gates), Stockport
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Marple Locks No 8 (tail gates), Stockport
Image: © Roger Kidd Taken: 7 Sep 2014
The image shows part of the paddle gear on the tail gates of Lock No 8 in the Marple flight of sixteen. Each gate has a sluice built into it. Raising the paddle allows water to cascade through the sluice, allowing the water level in the chamber to match the level in the pound below the lock. Image]
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Image Location
Latitude
53.400151
Longitude
-2.059067