2006

SD5905 : Under repair

taken 18 years ago, near to Wigan, England

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Under repair
Under repair
The lock is awaiting the fitting of new gates. The Wigan Flight is usually closed during the winter, as at least one set of the 42 pairs of gates on the 21 locks (which take the canal up over 200 feet) needs replacing or repairing each year. Lock four is visible below.

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Category: Lock
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Lock on the Wigan Flight [19] · New bottom Gates [3] ·
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SD5905, 95 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Long   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 11 February, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 28 March, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 593 052 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:32.5113N 2:36.9382W
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