2023
TM3877 : The former lock at Halesworth
taken 3 years ago, near to Halesworth, Suffolk, England
This is 1 of 2 images, with title The former lock at Halesworth in this square
The former lock at Halesworth
The lock was constructed in the 1820s on the instructions of Patrick Stead, a wealthy maltster. The lock made the connection between the River Blyth and the New Reach canal, a 700 yard long bypass around the narrow and winding part of the Blyth. Stead built new maltings on the River Blyth and needed better access to them via the channel which since its construction in 1761 served only the quay with no access to the River Blyth.
The Blyth Navigation
Temporarily borrowed from Wikipedia.
The Blyth Navigation was a canal in Suffolk, England, running 7 miles (11 km) from Halesworth to the North Sea at Southwold. It opened in 1761, and was insolvent by 1884. Its demise was accelerated by an attempt to reclaim saltings at Blythburgh, which resulted in the estuary silting up. It was used sporadically until 1911, and was not formally abandoned until 1934.
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- Grid Square
- TM3877, 1021 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Adrian S Pye (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 4 February, 2023 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 5 February, 2023
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TM 3886 7759 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:20.6594N 1:30.3212E - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TM 3887 7758
- View Direction
- West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
