CHERTSEY

BOATS, BRIDGES, BOILERS ... IF IT'S GOT RIVETS, I'M RIVETTED
... feminist, atheist, autistic academic and historic narrowboater ...
Likes snooker, beer, tea, rivets and solitude, and is strangely fascinated by the cinema organ.
And there might be something about railways.
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Tuesday 5 April 2016

Slight detour

I've been slightly off the beaten track these last couple of weeks and managed to find half an hour for a quick walk, so here is a small mystery for you - where and on what waterway is this lock?




It's not currently in use, although the gates were replaced in 2001...




And it has this very nifty hinged balance beam, which I haven't seen anywhere else.




I don't actually know as much as I feel I should about this waterway, so any information about its ongoing/aborted restoration would be very welcome.



1 comment:

  1. It looks like Lock 35 on the Mon & Brec. You can see virtual cruises along the main line and the Crumlin Arm at http://www.waterwayroutes.co.uk/wr/photos-mab.html

    You can also download FREE maps of the Mon & Brec restoration section at http://www.waterwayroutes.co.uk/wr/maps-mon-and-brec-restoration.html and for many canal restoration projects FREE at http://www.waterwayroutes.co.uk/wr/maps-mon-and-brec-restoration.html

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