Keepers Lock and Bridge No 50 near Fradley, Staffordshire:: OS grid SK1414 :: Geograph British Isles

SK1414 : Keepers Lock and Bridge No 50 near Fradley, Staffordshire

near to Fradley South, Staffordshire, Great Britain

Keepers Lock and Bridge No 50 near Fradley, Staffordshire

On the Trent and Mersey Canal, this lock alters the water level by 6 feet 10 inches ( about 2.1 metres). The bottom gates are open and a narrowboat is about to enter the chamber from the east. One of the crew is approaching on the left to operate the gates. There are five locks in the flight at Fradley Junction, changing the water level by 35 feet 8 inches (nearly eleven metres).

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Grid Square: SK1414, 39 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Roger Kidd (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Friday, 16 October, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 4 November, 2009
Category: Lock (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SK 144 142 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:43.5207N 1:47.2312W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SK 144 141
View Direction: North-northeast (about 22 degrees)