2011

SJ8746 : Staircase Locks Instruction board, at Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent

taken 13 years ago, near to Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England

Staircase Locks Instruction board, at Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent
Staircase Locks Instruction board, at Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent
Bedford Street Staircase Locks, Nos 1 and 2 on the Caldon Branch of the Trent and Mersey canal. This notice is by the side of the lower chamber (Lock No 1). Link

The two locks here are constructed as a staircase. The water from the upper lock is emptied straight into the lower lock. Care needs to exercised and paddles opened in the correct order.

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Roger D Kidd   (more nearby)
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Friday, 27 May, 2011   (more nearby)
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Friday, 24 June, 2011
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 873 467 [100m precision]
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