2018

ST9861 : Caen Hill Locks [24]

taken 6 years ago, near to Rowde, Wiltshire, England

Caen Hill Locks [24]
Caen Hill Locks [24]
Seen from above, this is lock number 37.
There are 29 locks raising the Kennet and Avon Canal 272 feet in a distance of two miles up Caen Hill near Devizes. Designed by engineer John Rennie, the sixteen locks (numbers 29 to 44) which form the steepest part are a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Suburb, Urban fringe Canals Primary Subject: Lock
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Lock Number 44 [37] · Lock Number 37 [2] ·
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ST9861, 219 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Michael Dibb   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 30 January, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 16 February, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 9837 6146 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:21.1328N 2:1.4876W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 9840 6146
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WEST (about 270 degrees)
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