Cambrian Wharf

Cambrian Wharf, Birmingham, is on the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, a short distance from its junction with the Birmingham Main Line at Old Turn. Leading down from Cambrian Wharf is the first of the 13 locks of the Farmer's Bridge flight, descending towards Aston, passing close to the foot of the British Telecom tower seen in the distance.

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Wigan

Lock 79 on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, looking towards Rose Bridge, which carries the main road to Manchester. This lock is one third of the way up the 21 locks of the Wigan flight. Lock 78 is immediately beyond the bridge.

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Walsden

The Rochdale Canal heading north from Walsden towards Todmorden. Lock 25 is just out of sight around the corner.

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Standedge

Tunnel End - the Marsden portal of Standedge Tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. Standedge Tunnel is the UK's longest canal tunnel at 5210 metres (3.24 miles). Convoys of boats are towed through by an electric tug.

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Newark

Newark Town Lock on the Newark Cut of the River Trent. The main body of the Trent goes over Averham Weir 2 miles upstream and bypasses Newark itself. In the background is the ruined 12th century Newark Castle.

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High Bridge

High Bridge across part of Grub Street Cutting on the Shropshire Union Canal. The unusually tall arch has a supporting span, on which is a telegraph pole. The pole is a reminder of the time when a line of telegraph poles lined the route of the canal.

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Stoke Bruerne

The top of the six locks at Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire. The disused
parallel lock chamber here was later used to house a boat weighing cradle.
Just beyond the lock is the Waterways Museum. Blisworth Tunnel is just half
a mile ahead.

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Lancaster

The Lancaster Canal close to the centre of Lancaster. Customers of the Water Witch pub enjoy the sunshine on the canalside.

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Blisworth

A misty September morning on the Grand Union Canal at Blisworth, half a mile north of the tunnel. [Contributed by Phil Irons, Nova Scotia]

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Tardebigge

Lock 33 on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. This is the 5th lock from the bottom of the 30 locks on the Tardebigge lock flight.
Of particular interest here is the lock tail bridge, cantilevered out from the off-side, which was to allow horse-drawn boats to be pulled into or out of the lock without the need to disconnect the towline.

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Turnerwood

Quarry Lock on the Turnerwood lock flight on the Chesterfield Canal, west of Worksop. The Chesterfield was an early canal, opened in 1777, making much use of lock staircases. After the collapse of Norwood Tunnel in 1907, traffic beyond Shireoaks stopped. This section of canal fell into disuse, but was restored and in 2003 was reopened to navigation.

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Goring Lock

A busy moment at Goring Lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire.

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Manchester

Princess Street Lock on the Rochdale Canal in central Manchester. Above this lock the Rochdale Canal runs alongside the well-known Canal Street.

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Keadby

The approach to Keadby on the Stainforth and Keadby Canal, South Yorkshire.

Vazon Swing Bridge swings open. In the background a single-car train passes over the unusual Vazon Sliding Railway Bridge.

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Stourport

Another view of Stourport, looking from the upper barge lock towards the main basin. There are two routes between the basin and the River Severn - one via the two deep barge locks (designed for use by Severn Trows) and the other via four narrow locks arranged as two staircases.

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Mossley

Winter on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal in Mossley, looking eastwards towards Woodend Mill and Lock 14w.

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Hest Bank

Hest Bank is on the Lancaster Canal four miles north of Lancaster. It is situated on the shoreline of Morecambe Bay and was the southern end of the perilous old coach road that crossed the sands to Kents Bank, usable only at low tide.

The Lancaster Canal enjoys a 41-mile lock-free level between Preston and Tewitfield.
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Marple Aqueduct

The 97 feet high Marple Aqueduct carries the Peak Forest Canal across the valley of the River Goyt near the bottom of the Marple lock flight. To the right is the railway viaduct, echoing the scene at Chirk Aqueduct.

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Grindley Brook

The Grindley Brook flight of locks, on the Llangollen Canal just north of Whitchurch, includes this staircase of three locks.

As the Llangollen is one of the busiest canals, with a large number of hire boaters attracted to the splendid scenery, this staircase can be a bit of a bottleneck, with queues forming at certain times.

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Birmingham

Worcester Bar at Gas Street, Birmingham. This narrow gap is where the Worcester and Birmingham Canal meets the Birmingham Canal Navigations. Ahead, the canal passes below Broad Street.
Originally there was a 7 foot wide barrier between the two canals, over which cargo had to be manhandled, until the stop-lock channel (pictured) was built, with toll houses for each canal company. The footbridge is in fact modern, built in the traditional BCN style.

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