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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.

Llangollen CanalLock #1CRT District: LA52.98114, -2.71086View on Google Maps

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Llangollen Canal
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CRT District
LA

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