Stop lock
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Stop lock by Richard Sutcliffe as part of the Geograph project.
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Stop lock
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 25 Jun 2019
Built during World War II, this was one of three similar structures which were constructed to allow sections of the Glasgow Branch of the Forth and Clyde Canal to be shut off in the event of bomb damage to the canal.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
55.881258
Longitude
-4.26759