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English: Hatton Locks No 42, Warwickshire There are twenty-one wide locks in the two mile flight at Hatton on the Grand Union Canal. Together, the locks change the water level of the navigation by 146ft 6in (44.6 metres). Despite their size they fill and empty quickly, being very well maintained. The low gearing of the paddles take a lot of winding though!
On the day before this image was obtained rain fell almost continuously, sometimes heavily. This would recur for several days causing flooding and the collapse of part of the Stourbridge canal two days later. One day someone will obtain photographs of this fantastic flight of locks in the sunshine with blue skies and fluffy white clouds .... dream on. ;-) This image shows the pound above Lock No 42, the fifth lock down in the flight. Some restored BWB buildings are on the right by the remains of the original, now disused narrow lock. The Warwick and Birmingham Canal was opened in 1799, and is one of eight, owned by different companies, which eventually came together as the Grand Union Canal in 1929. Following this move, in 1932 the locks in the Hatton flight were widened to allow two narrowboats of seven foot beam to use them, side by side. The remains of the original narrow lock can be seen here on the right, and by many of the current wide locks. http://www.waterscape.com/features-and-articles/features/the-history-of-hatton-locks |
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| Author | Roger Kidd |
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