2007

SJ9002 : Autherley Lock

taken 17 years ago, near to Oxley, Wolverhampton, England

Autherley Lock
Autherley Lock
A boater steers a narrowboat out of Autherley Lock off the Shropshire Union Canal and on to the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal. This is a stop lock, with a change in water level of only about three inches, designed to control water movement between the two canals.

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Category: Lock
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Stop Lock [14] Other Photos: · Whitby Locks, Shropshire Union Canal ·
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SJ9002, 144 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen McKay   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 2 August, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 3 August, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 901 020 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:36.9839N 2:8.8593W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 900 021
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Third Visitor for SJ9002)
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