Grand Union Canal

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Grand Union Canal

Image: © Nigel Mykura Taken: 24 Jun 2008

Lock 35 on the Hatton flight of locks. This shows the original narrow (7') lock chamber as it was originally built in the late 18th century on the right. On the left is the wider lock chamber which was built alongside when the canal was modernised in 1930 to take larger barges or two narrow boats together.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.296422
Longitude
-1.634549