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Bardney Lock on the River Witham.
Alongside the Water Rail Way which runs from Lincoln to Lincolnshire along the old railway line beside the River Witham. (National Cycle Network, National Route 1)
Note the swing bridge on the far side of the lock. Appears to just give access for agricultural vehicles.
Tenuous Link: Keys --> Lock
Isis Lock, known familiarly to boatmen as “Louse Lock” links the Oxford Canal with the Castle Mill Stream which is a backwater of the River Thames.
This is Lock 11 on the Forth and Clyde canal in Camelon drained and having some maintenance work done on it .
Fenny Stratford Lock is on the Grand Union Canal. It was built in the early 1800's as a "temporary" measure whilst the canal was constructed, but it proved too costly to remove again. It is a very busy lock, we saw at least 6 narrowboats passing through in the short time we were there.
Lock 95, Kennet Navigation.
Original turf sides, but with GWR rails as guards.
Built around 1720 and originally called 'Brewhouse Lock'
Stone Lock on Wabash and Erie Canal, Riley, Indiana, 2003. Enlarge and view cross-eyed for 3d effect.
Remains of Lock 20 of the original Erie Canal, in use from 1825 to the early 1840s. Fort Hunter, new York.
A long exposure (223 seconds) from the Birmingham canal network. A striking image created by the platform above the lock.