Ground paddle gear at Delph Locks No 6, Brierley Hill
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Ground paddle gear at Delph Locks No 6, Brierley Hill
Image: © Roger Kidd Taken: 26 Aug 2010
By use of a right-angled metal tool called a windlass, the gear which is attached to an underground paddle by a steel rod below the ratchet, can be raised, allowing water through a culvert into the lock. This flow ceases when the level is the same in the lock chamber as it is in the canal to the right of the gate, which can then be (quite) easily swung open by pushing the balance beam (off to the right). The paddle can then be lowered carefully (NOT DROPPED!) Image]
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