1981

SJ8057 : Thurlwood Steel Lock No 53, Trent and Mersey Canal

taken 43 years ago, near to Rode Heath, Cheshire East, England

Thurlwood Steel Lock No 53, Trent and Mersey Canal
Thurlwood Steel Lock No 53, Trent and Mersey Canal
One of the pair of Thurlwood Locks was selected as the subject of this experiment in modern lock construction, but it was not successful; the prototype remained the sole example, and by 1981 the steel lock was not in use and the parallel conventional lock had to be used. The steel lock was removed and cut up for scrap in 1988. There is an excellent and very rare photograph by David Stowell showing the steel lock actually in use SJ8057 : Thurlwood Steel Lock

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Category: Lock
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Steel Lock [8] Other Photos: · Thurlwood Upper Locks No 53, Cheshire ·
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Photographer
Dr Neil Clifton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 15 April, 1981   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 2 November, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 804 573 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:6.7513N 2:17.6020W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 805 572
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Third Visitor for SJ8057) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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