Services near Lock 1, Grindley Brook Locks Staircase
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Part of a flight of 6 locks on the Llangollen Canal near Whitchurch, comprising 3 conventional locks and a distinctive 3-rise staircase lock at the bottom. In the staircase section, the gates of one chamber serve as the gates of the next, requiring careful water management. Often attended by a lock keeper during busy periods. Built in the 1790s as part of the Ellesmere Canal, engineered by Thomas Telford and William Jessop.
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7-Day Forecast at Lock 1, Grindley Brook Locks Staircase
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| High | 16°C | 13°C | 11°C | 12°C | 11°C | 12°C | 13°C |
| Low | 8°C | 5°C | 4°C | 4°C | 7°C | 6°C | 6°C |
| Wind | 13 mph N | 10 mph NE | 15 mph NW | 17 mph W | 18 mph W | 15 mph NW | 12 mph W |
| Gusts | 24 mph | 20 mph | 27 mph | 31 mph | 32 mph | 27 mph | 21 mph |
| Rain chance | 92% | 16% | 74% | 14% | 83% | 85% | 45% |
| Rainfall | 1.8 mm | 0.2 mm | 0.9 mm | 0.6 mm | 3.3 mm | 1.2 mm | 4.5 mm |
| Sunshine | 5.4h | 11.1h | 10.9h | 6.8h | 15.3h | 15.4h | 15.6h |
| UV index | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
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