The former lock at Halesworth
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The former lock at Halesworth
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 4 Feb 2023
The lock was constructed in the 1820s on the instructions of Patrick Stead, a wealthy maltster. The lock made the connection between the River Blyth and the New Reach canal, a 700 yard long bypass around the narrow and winding part of the Blyth. Stead built new maltings on the River Blyth and needed better access to them via the channel which since its construction in 1761 served only the quay with no access to the River Blyth.
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Image Location
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52.344324
Longitude
1.505353