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BW192/3/2/2/4/9
Removing a lock gate at Runcorn Locks on the Bridgweater Canal
Description
Black and white photograph showing a lock gate being lifted out of the canal by a crane mounted on the back of a truck. The truck has "Woolfenden Liverpool" written on it. There is a steel structure going over the canal and a large house in the background. [Taken during the final stage in the demolition of Runcorn Locks, the gates were lifted out of the canal for use in the restoration of the Upper Avon Navigation. From page 66 of the Inland Waterways Association Bulletin No 81 of December 1967]
Date
December 1967
Reference code
BW192/3/2/2/4/9
Extent & medium
1 photograph
