SJ8746 : Summit Lock, Etruria, alias Stoke Top Lock, 1961
taken 63 years ago, near to Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Summit Lock, Etruria, alias Stoke Top Lock, 1961
Many locks are incidentally sheltered beneath buildings and bridges, but this lock was probably unique in having a purpose-built canopy. Sadly it is now removed. About 10:50 am, the boat is "Bredon Hill" hired from Abbot of Stourport on the third day of a week's voyage to the upper Peak Forest Canal and back via the Shropshire Union Canal. We didn't hang about in those days!
SJ8746 : Stoke Top Lock I believe the cover was over a maintenance dry dock that also had a barge weighing mechanism in it. Further corroboration would be welcome.