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The Coventry Canal at Glascote Locks, Tamworth
There are two locks at Glascote, about 150 metres apart, together lowering (or raising) the water level by 13ft 8in (4.2 metres). This image shows the pound between the locks, looking towards the top lock from the bottom one.
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 11 Jun 2008
0.17 miles
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Glascote Top Lock at Tamworth, Staffordshire
On the Coventry Canal. A hireboat from the Canaltime fleet, Crazy Horse No 120, is being brought up the lock. Both black ground paddles can be seen to be fully up, allowing water into the lock chamber from the canal this side of the gate.
There are two locks at Glascote, about 150 metres apart, together lowering (or raising) the water level by 13ft 8in (4.2 metres).
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 11 Jun 2008
0.17 miles
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Glascote Top Lock at Tamworth, Staffordshire
On the Coventry Canal. A Canaltime hireboat, "Crazy Horse No 120", is entering the lock on its way back to base(?) at Alvecote. There are two locks about 150 metres apart, together lowering the water by 13ft 8in (4.2 metres).
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 11 Jun 2008
0.17 miles
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Crossing over the A5
The railway line passes over the dual carriageway that is the A5.
Image: © Malcolm Neal
Taken: 8 Jul 2019
0.17 miles
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The Coventry Canal at Glascote Locks, Tamworth
There are two locks about 150 metres apart, together lowering the water by 13ft 8in (4.2 metres). This is a telephoto image of the pound between the two locks and a narrowboat waiting to enter the bottom lock..
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 11 Jun 2008
0.17 miles
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Glascote Bottom Lock at Tamworth, Staffordshire
The lock is in very good condition following careful restoration work. New housing overlooks the canal here. There are two locks at Glascote, about 150 metres apart, together lowering (or raising) the water level by 13ft 8in (4.2 metres).
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 11 Jun 2008
0.17 miles
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Glascote Bottom Lock at Tamworth, Staffordshire
These fairly new wooden mitre gates are on Glascote Bottom Lock on the Coventry Canal.
There are two locks at Glascote, about 150 metres apart, together lowering (or raising) the water level by 13ft 8in (4.2 metres).
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 11 Jun 2008
0.17 miles
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The Coventry Canal at Glascote Locks, Tamworth
There are two locks at Glascote, about 150 metres apart, together lowering (or raising) the water level by 13ft 8in (4.2 metres).
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 11 Jun 2008
0.17 miles
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Glascote Top Lock at Tamworth, Staffordshire
On the Coventry Canal. A Canaltime hireboat, "Crazy Horse No 120", is entering the lock on its way back to base(?) at Alvecote. There are two locks about 150 metres apart, together lowering the water by 13ft 8in (4.2 metres).
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 11 Jun 2008
0.18 miles
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Narrowboat moored along the Coventry Canal
Next to the lock keepers cottage at Glascote Bottom Lock No 13 in Tamworth.
Image: © Mat Fascione
Taken: 13 Sep 2015
0.18 miles