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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 three miles west of the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough. They date from 1810 and are named after the nearby village of Foxton. They form the northern terminus of a 20-mile summit level that passes Husbands Bosworth, Crick and ends with the Watford flight
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.
At the bottom of the flight is the Foxton Locks Inn, the cream-coloured building just right of centre. This is a very popular pub-restaurant. Just beyond it, out of shot, is the junction for the Market Harborough Arm of the canal.
I was photographing the bridge and water, I would have missed these had my husband not pointed them out.
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Lock locks started to appear on the Wye Bridge in 2012 and were the first to appear in Derbyshire, presently there are many hundreds now attached to the bridge. The love locks may be loved by some and hated by others however it does indicate that there is still some love in the world.
Locks on the Ponte Vecchio are put there by lovers. After "locking" their love on one of the horse tethers, they throw the key over the bridge into the Arno River to "seal" their love!
Today, early morning, under a cold rain... I was walking through Ponte Vecchio going to work and for the first time in 7 year I decided to take some pictures of this interesting usage... I think for this time, to lock my new love I'm going to buy some locks, just in case...
These locks on the Alster River at Hamburg, Germany, control water levels on Inner Alster Lake (Binnenalster). Downstream additional locks on the Alster protect the river from North Sea tides in the much larger Elbe River.
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The waterfall and locks descending from the Pawtucket and Eastern Canals to the Concord River in Lowell, Massachusetts. The canals were built in the 1800s to provide power and transporation to Lowell's former textile mills.
For more information on the Lowell canal system, see www.nps.gov/lowe/planyourvisit/lowell-waterways.htm.
Marple Locks are a flight of sixteen deep narrow locks on the Peak Forest Canal.
The rise of the lock flight is 209 feet 6 inches, giving the locks an average of around 13 feet 1 inch.
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Pont des Arts may lure lovers from around the world to seal their love with a lock (to which they throw the key into the river below) but it also draws photographers by the boat load! Trying to get an angle without another photographer in the shot was an experience I didn't expect. To my delight this young girl seemed to waltz into my shot just at the right moment as her imagination seemed to just sweep her up into the moment as she explored these locks of love.
(Pont des Arts is a pedestrian only bridge over the river Seine in Paris.)
I took a similar frame in B/W but they did look good in colour as well, fear not B/W to return very soon.
LOCKS in my Studio Shed..........Brisbane Australia.
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The view of the three locks allowing boats into and out of Cardiff Bay Barrage. A lot of people come to see the transition and to walk, run, Cycle to get into the Cardiff Bay Area
.. Bosley Locks are a flight of twelve locks on the Macclesfield Canal, designed by engineer Thomas Telford and built by resident engineer William Crosley under the supervision of Nowell and Sons, with construction occurring between the Macclesfield Canal's authorization in 1826 and its opening in 1831. The locks raise boats 118 feet, utilizing a unique design with double top gates and a blocking pin for efficiency. The flight was built to concentrate the canal's level change in one location due to the challenging hilly terrain.
PARIS.- Pont de l'Archevêché ...
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LOCKS in my Studio Shed.........Brisbane Australia.
View images 3830--3829--3828--3827 and 3826 forward and backward and see if you can determine how it was done.
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It was a beautiful afternoon yesterday, so I decided to drive across to Foxton Locks, which are two or three miles to the west of Market Harborough in south Leicestershire.
Foxton Locks date from 1810 and consist of two "staircases" each of five locks, located on the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal. They are named after the nearby village of Foxton, and are one of the more famous venues on the English canal system.
At the bottom of Foxton Locks is a large basin (pictured) where the Market Harborough Arm branches off from the Grand Union Canal. There has been a substantial investment here with new car parks and toilets, a lovely pub-restaurant, a second pub, a shop and a museum. The area is exceedingly popular with visitors. I passed a very pleasant hour or two, watching the activity on the canal and chatting to a couple of boat owners.
The Vagabond II, pictured on the right, takes visitors for a half-hour trip along the Grand Union Canal. On the far left is the canal junction for the Market Harborough Arm, while the canal under the bridge (centre left) leads to the old inclined plane that was in operation for a few years in the early 1900s. This enabled wider boats to pass through. The locks are out of frame to the right of the picture.