Leighton Lock
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Leighton Lock by Andrew Abbott as part of the Geograph project.
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Leighton Lock
Image: © Andrew Abbott Taken: 20 May 2021
New gates installed in 2021. The new gates are handmade in traditional oak and cost around £50,000. The pair combined weigh an estimated total of nine tonnes.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
51.927011
Longitude
-0.664927