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"Love locks" on the Staalstraat bridge that crosses over Amsterdam's Groenburgwal canal. The iconic Zuiderkerk (Southern Chuch) is to the left of the picture.
Bratch Locks are a delightful feature of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal situated in the leafy outskirts of Wombourne. They are a legacy of James Brindley and offer visitors the chance to explore semi-rural South Staffordshire conveniently.
The canal runs through softly undulating West Midlands countryside, skirting around the edges of Birmingham without ever becoming truly urban. It is 46 miles long and has 43 locks.
bella decided that she wanted to donate her hair to locks of love and it is almost long enough. i'm so proud of her :)
Locks on the side of Albert Dock, Liverpool. Always spend time looking at these. Lots of memorials and celebration dates, some going back 10 15 years. Unfortunately, I put my memorial to my daughter, Becky. who we lost 2 years ago. We spent some good days in Liverpool.
The city took its name from a set of locks built to improve navigation past the Cascades Rapids of the Columbia River. The U.S. federal government approved the plan for the locks in 1875, construction began in 1878, and the locks were completed on November 5, 1896. The locks were subsequently submerged in 1938, replaced by Bonneville Lock and Dam. Cascade Locks is just upstream from the Bridge of the Gods, a toll bridge that spans the Columbia River.
Fear can be good when you're walking past an alley at night or when you need to check the locks on your doors before you go to bed, but it's not good when you have a goal and you're fearful of obstacles. We often get trapped by our fears, but anyone who has had success has failed before.
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Allemaal sloten aan het hek aan de Möhnesee.
It's a cliché, I know, but it's almost impossible to walk by this spot without making a photo.
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Rideau Canal • Ottawa
Caen Hill Locks just outside Devizes, Wiltshire, are a flight of 29 locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal. The locks are in three groups. This image is of the middle 16 locks that climb a steep hill taking the canal into Devizes.
The canal was opened in 1810 and connected the Kennet, a tributary of the Thames, to the Avon, a tributary of the Severn, thus forming an east-west link across southern England. The coming of the railways destroyed the business model for canals and as with almost all canals built in England, the canal was in a state of serious disrepair by the early 20th Century and was no longer navigable. Restoration work was completed around 1990. Today, the Caen Hill Locks are a beautiful reminder of life moving at a different pace.
Locks on the McMulloch Trestle. The trestle is on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail near Penticton British Columbia, Canada.
Poznan, Poland
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Having borrowed a Canon EOS 6D on this particular night, it seemed fitting to just go around and shoot whatever caught my eye. Here is something that sparkled and caught it...wedding locks on the bridge. An easy target and one that I was immediately drawn to. :) Discover fun, its fun to discover.
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On the Wilford Suspension Bridge over the Trent at Nottingham.
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Olympus Zuiko 50 mm f/1.8 lens
Kodak UltraMax 400 (expired July 2010, shot at 160)
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Our canals are quiet at the moment due to the coronavirus lockdown, but hopefully they'll soon be busy again. Whilton Locks is the name of a flight of seven locks (one is pictured) on the Grand Union Canal near Daventry in Northamptonshire. They are also referred to as Buckby Lock Flight. The seven locks raise the level of the canal by 63 feet and date from 1796. Whilton Marina is located close to the bottom lock and was constructed in 1971. It has moorings for 200 boats. For full details please see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whilton_Locks.
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The Pedro Miguel Locks on the Panama Canal, Panama, raise or lower ships 9.4 meters between Miraflores Lake and the level of Gatun Lake in the Culebra Cut.
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A love lock or love padlock is a padlock that significant other pairs lock to a bridge, fence, gate, monument, or similar public fixture to symbolize their love.Typically the sweethearts' names or initials, and perhaps the date, are inscribed on the padlock, and its key is thrown away (often into a nearby river) to symbolize unbreakable love.
Since the 2000s, love locks have proliferated at an increasing number of locations worldwide. They are now mostly treated by municipal authorities as litter or vandalism, and there is some cost to their removal. However, there are authorities who embrace them, and who use them as fundraising projects or tourist attractions.
The history of love padlocks dates back at least 100 years to a melancholic Serbian tale of World War I, with an attribution for the bridge Most Ljubavi (the Bridge of Love) in the spa town of Vrnjačka Banja. A local schoolmistress named Nada fell in love with a Serbian officer named Relja. After they committed to each other, Relja went to war in Greece, where he fell in love with a local woman from Corfu. As a consequence, Relja and Nada broke off their engagement. Nada never recovered from that devastating blow, and after some time she died due to heartbreak from her unfortunate love.
Exeter Quayside, Exeter, Devon, UK.
Miss Daphne went for a walk in the Dark Forest... she spotted an open book in amongst the bluebells and picked it up, only to find it had a secret compartment with a key inside.
There’s something magical about secret keys with unknown locks🔒
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I don't really understand the fad, but it makes for interesting photos.
117 Photos in 2017 - 70. Locks
Something different that I stumbled across on my trip to Toowoomba last weekend ...
THE sheer weight of Toowoomba's love for their partners has made one of the city's most romantic spots a safety hazard.
The fence overlooking the waterfall at Picnic Point has become an iconic spot for Toowoomba lovers to show their affection for their partners.
But the more than 250 padlocks on the aging fence have damaged the railing, prompting council to replace it and remove the locks.
But don't be concerned if you have affixed a lock - you have three months to remove and reattach it to a purpose-built hitching rail.
Toowoomba Regional Council's Park and Recreation portfolio leader Cr Sue Englart said the council was not the "love grinch" and a new hitching rail had been set up so people could still symbolically show their devotion.
"Our point of view is that if you look at the fence, for safety's sake, it is a mess," she said.
"The whole fence is going to be removed and replaced.
"We don't want to be the grinch of love, or the lock grinch, but it needs to be safe."
Cr Englart said council made the decision to ensure the safety of residents and tourists and is calling on people to remove their padlocks and reattach them to the new railing.
"They have got three months to get their locks," she said.
"It is not our right to cut the lock so we're asking the people that kept the key to remove them."
Toowoomba is not the first council to remove love locks.
Extensive collections of the romantic gestures have been removed from iconic locations in Paris, the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City and Dublin, Ireland.
Went with my bud Purple Dude on Saturday out to the Locks and on to Lancaster. After seeing epic light last weekend I was hoping the same would happen and I thought the big guy could throw in a rainbow as well but this was all I got :( Happy Monday :) :) :)
The lock gates are expertly crafted and all made by hand. The great canal walks, 7-mile route combines natural delights with incredible the man-made wonders and has some thrilling views along the way.
Foxton Locks are ten canal locks consisting of two "staircases" each of five locks, located on the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal about 5 km west of the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough and are named after the nearby village of Foxton.
Staircase locks are used where a canal needs to climb a steep hill, and consist of a group of locks where each lock opens directly into the next, that is, where the bottom gates of one lock form the top gates of the next.
Foxton Locks are the largest flight of such staircase locks on the English canal system.
The Grade II* listed locks are a popular tourist attraction and the county council has created a country park at the top.
Alongside the locks is the site of the Foxton Inclined Plane, an inclined plane built in 1900 as a solution to various operational restrictions imposed by the lock flight. It was not a commercial success and remained in full-time operation for only ten years. It was dismantled in 1926, but a project to re-create the Plane commenced in the 2000s, since the locks remain a bottleneck for boat traffic.
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The Tardebigge Flight has 30 locks in just over a two mile stretch. It is the longest in the country.
number three in the Locks theme set for us this week. Lock on the room of our rural palace hotel in India 2002. Marvelous place to stay and hospitality beyond and above the norm. Love India!
Camden Locks -
Another night shot of the wonderful Victorian bridge over the Regent's Canal at Camden Locks in London.
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In the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space. The Japanese are keen on their umbrellas - there are a lot of locks for them outside shops, temples, galleries, hotels etc. So you just lock up your brolly and don't have to soak the place you are going into - great idea, and considering the weather in the UK...surprising we haven't got them over here.
The Rideau Canal is a waterway that connects the Ottawa River in Ottawa with Lake Ontario at Kingston, Ontario. The first 8 locks in Ottawa raise the level of the canal 30 feet to the Rideau River, bypassing Rideau Falls. The locks were completed in 1831 and the entire canal in 1832. Originally for commercial use, it is now mostly pleasure craft and sightseeing. This picture shows the close proximity of the locks to the Chateau Laurier hotel.