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PHOTO ATHERSTONE LOCKS NO 4 COVENTRY CANAL WARWICKSHIRE THIS IS FOURTH LOCK IN THE FLIGHT OF ELEVEN LOWERING THE WATER LEVEL BY EIGHTY FEET (24.4 METRES) OVER ABOUT TWO MILES (THREE KILOMETRES). HERE THE GROUND PADDLE HAS BEEN FULLY RAISED ALLOWING WATER FROM THE CANAL ABOVE THE LOCK TO ENTER AND FILL THE LOCK CHAMBER PRIOR TO A NARROWBOAT ENTERING. IN ORDER TO HELP CONSERVE WATER SIDE PONDS WERE PLACED BY EACH LOCK IN THIS FLIGHT AS CAN BE SEEN HERE. SOME HAVE BEEN FILLED IN AND THE OTHERS ARE NO LONGER ACTIVELY USED. FOR A FULLER EXPLANATION PLEASE REFER TO 211533.AS THE CANAL COMPANY HAD RUN OUT OF MONEY BY 1771 WHEN IT REACHED ATHERSTONE ON ITS COURSE FROM COVENTRY THESE LOCKS AND THE REST OF THE ROUTE WERE CONSTRUCTED LATER EVENTUALLY ARRIVING AT FAZELEY IN 1790. 2008 COPYRIGHT (Photograph and text in Extra Info) ROGER KIDDPHOTO PAPER THICKNESS NORMAL PHOTOGRAPH THICKNESS
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REF NO RKV-5218
PHOTO SIZE SIZE 6 X 4 inches
CONDITION: SOME CROPPING OR WHITE LINES TOP/BOTTOM MAY OCCUR DUE TO PHOTO RATIO
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