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canal lock |
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Grafton, Wiltshire KAC35.14 |
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KandAC mile 35
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Railings on the top gates help you walk along the balance beam to the
other side.
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The lock is 35 miles 14 chains from Reading.
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rise |
6ft6ins |
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depth of water, full |
5ft10ins |
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depth of water, empty |
5ft11ins |
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length |
74ft10ins |
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width |
14ft7ins |
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Balance beam of a lower gate at lock 57. Notice the sluice gear for
the ground paddle.
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The outer ends of lock gates meet with a chamfer, the top of the gate
bound in wrought iron.
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Lock 57, from eastwards.
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Lock 57, from westwards; notice the railway bridge.
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Kennet and Avon Scrapbook 2000
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