2006

ST7460 : Southstoke: Somersetshire Coal Canal locks

taken 19 years ago, near to South Stoke, Bath And North East Somerset, England

Southstoke: Somersetshire Coal Canal locks
Southstoke: Somersetshire Coal Canal locks
Three of the nineteen Combe Hay flight of locks on the Somersetshire Coal Canal. These climb round the narrow valley known as the ‘Bull’s Nose’ by Rowley Farm. Looking north west by the parallel public footpath. The locks replaced an inclined plane, itself an unsuccessful alternative to Robert Weldon’s doomed caisson lock. In the 19th century coal from mines at Paulton and Timsbury went east by barge through these locks to towns such as Melksham, Chippenham and Trowbridge

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Category: Canal
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Combe Hay [14] · Combe Hay Flight [7] · Somersetshire Coal Canal [3] · Bull's Nose [2] · Looking North West [2] Other Photos: · Somerset Coal Canal ·
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Photographer
Martin Bodman   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 23 November, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 23 November, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 7451 6059 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:20.6290N 2:22.0410W
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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