2011

SP7258 : Wootton Lock - 3

taken 13 years ago, near to Rothersthorpe, West Northamptonshire, England

Wootton Lock - 3
Wootton Lock - 3
The boat enters the lock.

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Going through Wootton Lock

A series of photos showing the steps of a narrowboat rising through a canal lock. This is Wootton Lock (lock 14), on the Northampton arm of the Grand Union Canal, leaving Northampton.

The Grand Union Canal

The Grand Union is a 137 mile (220km), 166 lock, 2 tunnel canal running between Brentford in London and Birmingham. It is the longest canal in Britain, and has 11 main arms and junctions. It takes over a week to navigate.

The Leicester arm branches off at Norton Junction and runs 66 miles long through 59 locks (including 2 staircase locks at Foxton) and 2 tunnels to Leicester where it continues into the River Soar.

Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Canals
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Wootton Lock [11] Other Photos: · Wootton Lock - 2 ·
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SP7258, 66 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Oast House Archive   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 2 July, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 3 July, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 724 581 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:12.9817N 0:56.4758W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SP 724 581
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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