2023

ST9761 : Caen Hill Locks [49]

taken 1 year ago, near to Rowde, Wiltshire, England

Caen Hill Locks [49]
Caen Hill Locks [49]
Seen from below, this is lock number 26.
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 Canals Primary Subject: Lock
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ST9761, 133 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Michael Dibb   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 17 January, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 26 January, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 9727 6153 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:21.1703N 2:2.4354W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 9726 6152
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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