Going into the top lock, near the lock keeper's house, and stable for resting the horses

Waiting area between the sets of locks, so other boats can go the opposite way

Water flowing out of a lock into a side pond

Junction of two canals, and a walk bridge available to cross over

Where the wife or child would do the shopping while Dad went up or down the locks

Foxton Staircase Locks

22 sierpnia 2018, Anglia ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

Created for steep gradients, staircase locks are made of numerous locks in a row and appear like stairs in the landscape. The top gate of one lock will also be the bottom gate of lock above. Foxton Locks was built in 1814 at a junction of two canals, has 10 locks and takes 45 - 60 minutes to move through the 75 foot gradient difference. There is a pond in the middle of the staircase, for boats to wait if another boat is in the staircase going the other way. And there are ponds at the side of each lock for water to flow into and out of the lock. In the shipping days, while a boat was going through the locks, it would be an opportunity for the shopping to be done (quickly!). Czytaj więcej

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