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This is the steepest lock system in Britain and we took a boat through all of it

Built over 200 years ago, this is the longest and steepest consecutive flight of canal locks in the UK. Completing it means ...
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Canal locks reopen after months of urgent repairs

What are claimed to be the UK's longest flight of locks - a series of locks, stretching more than two miles (3.2km) - have reopened after five months of urgent repair work. Tardebigge top lock in ...
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‘It’s really a testament to the engineers’: How locks keep the Erie Canal moving

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – There have been 200 years of cruising down the Erie Canal, but that wouldn’t be possible without locks. Locks are essential for navigation on the canal, acting as elevators for boats ...
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Dredging the past: Hanwell’s historic canal side ponds being repaired

A series of 210-year-old reservoirs next to the Grand Junction Canal in west London are currently being dredged and repaired ...