Anchor Lock and weir, Brighouse
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Anchor Lock and weir, Brighouse
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 29 Dec 2022
The weir was probably originally for the Clifton corn mill, but later maintained the water level for the navigable reach from here up to the Brighouse canal basin. The M62 motorway viaduct is in the distance.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.692586
Longitude
-1.760084