Bottom gates, Lock 63
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Bottom gates, Lock 63
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 27 May 2023
Waiting for the gates to close on this deep lock, showing detail of the gate mitre and tail-end footbridge. The elegant and functional simplicity of the cantilevered bridge sections must be admired, with their central slot for the towing line of a horse-drawn boat to pass (now diminished due to settlement).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.128981
Longitude
-2.355949