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Ships drop 9.4 meters in the single-step Pedro Miguel Locks (1911) on the Panama Canal, Panama. The waterway on the right gives access to the newer Cocoli Locks (2016).
Caen Hill Locks are a flight of 29 locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Rowde and Devizes in Wiltshire, England.
First opened in 1810, they were designed and built by John Rennie, the engineer of the Kennet and Avon Canal that they form part of. In total, there are 29 locks – adding up to a rise of 237 feet over two miles.
I visited historic Gore Place today, an old estate in Waltham (one of several). There's an 1806 mansion, carriage house, and farm, which hosts sheep and chickens.
The ram above was the most friendly, and we had a brief connection. I like their twirling wool I'll have to ask about the breed next time.
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.
In Paris, lovers, young and old, put their initials on a padlock, and fasten it to a bridge or gate. Then they throw the key into the Seine, and according to the legend, their love is "locked" forever! A romantic idea, indeed! However, the weight of thousands of these locks has been damaging the old bridges of Paris. This practice is now considered to be vandalism, and the authorities keep removing the locks only to have more reappear the next day! A constant battle!
Pittsburgh Oakland
The custom of placing "love locks" on fences seems to have originated in Europe. The custom is thought to be inspired by Federico Moccia’s Italian novel, “I Want You.” In the book, a couple places a bicycle lock around a lamppost and then casts the key into the River Tiber as a gesture of their love.
Old lock gates now a art installation on the side of Leeds and liverpool canal ,shot with a zero image pinhole on ilford delta 100 film
shot with a fujifilm x-s10 and a 7artisans 35mm f1.2
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Between Wigan Pier and the former Lancaster Canal there are 23 locks. Altogether they lift the canal up 214 feet 7 inches over about two and a half miles. This is the steepest part of the canal. Most signs of the heavy industry and coal mining that were found here have now gone.
Another shot from the sky. This time it's the Caen Hill locks in Devizes, Wiltshire. A total of 29 locks raise the canal 237 feet in 2 miles.
July 18, 2016
Predilection:
[pred-l-ek-shuh n]
noun
1. a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference
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Took a different route for my lunch hour walk today and decided to visit this bridge, it's been a while since I walked through here and I was curious about how many more locks had been added in the last couple years.
Well, more have been added, and I think some have been removed. But that's love for you; sometimes it's kind of fickle.
Anyway, hope everyone has had a good day.
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Set of turning knob devices used for raising or lowering the metal gates of this small set of locks along the Malden River.
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Bakewell, Derbyshire.
Thousands of padlocks were attached to the bridge over many years but work to remove and melt them down, started around September 2024, so that maintenance could be carried out on the bridge. Such was the outcry that a new home was found for the locks, which are on display at Thornbridge Hall, about three miles away.
“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 3 miles (5 km) west of the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough. They are named after the nearby village of Foxton.
They form the northern terminus of a 20-mile (32 km) summit level that passes Husbands Bosworth, Crick and ends with the Watford flight
Alongside the locks is the site of the Foxton Inclined Plane, built in 1900 to resolve the operational restrictions imposed by the lock flight. It was not a commercial success and only remained in full-time operation for ten years.[6] It was dismantled in 1926, but a project to re-create it commenced in the 2000s, since the locks remain a bottleneck for boat traffic.”
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It takes an hour and a half to go through the 8 locks from the Rideau canal to the Ottawa river (in the summer) an 80 ft change in elevation
parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/rideau/activ/sentier-trail/ottawa