File:Lifford Lane Guillotine Stop Lock west.jpg
Summary
The west gate of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/guillotine_lock" class="extiw" title="en:guillotine lock">guillotine stop lock</a> at Lifford Lane, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Norton" class="extiw" title="en:Kings Norton">Kings Norton</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham" class="extiw" title="en:Birmingham">Birmingham</a>, England. This lock was constructed to prevent water loss between the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford-upon-Avon_Canal" class="extiw" title="en:Stratford-upon-Avon Canal">Stratford-upon-Avon Canal</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_and_Birmingham_Canal" class="extiw" title="en:Worcester and Birmingham Canal">Worcester and Birmingham Canal</a> which meet 200 metres to the west of the lock. These gates, dating from 1814, and replacing a more conventional four gate, wide stop lock, are now permanently open as both canals are operated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Waterways" class="extiw" title="en:British Waterways">British Waterways</a>.
The lock is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_II*_listed" class="extiw" title="en:Grade II* listed">Grade II* listed</a> and also a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheduled_Ancient_Monument" class="extiw" title="en:Scheduled Ancient Monument">Scheduled Ancient Monument</a>.
Photographed by me 10 June 2007. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Oosoom" class="extiw" title="en:User:Oosoom">Oosoom</a>
See also <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lifford_Lane_Guillotine_Stop_Lock_east.jpg" title="File:Lifford Lane Guillotine Stop Lock east.jpg">Image:Lifford Lane Guillotine Stop Lock east.jpg</a>
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| current | 11:27, 13 January 2017 | | 1,944 × 2,592 (1.53 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | The west gate of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/guillotine_lock" class="extiw" title="en:guillotine lock">guillotine stop lock</a> at Lifford Lane, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Norton" class="extiw" title="en:Kings Norton">Kings Norton</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham" class="extiw" title="en:Birmingham">Birmingham</a>, England. This lock was constructed to prevent water loss between the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford-upon-Avon_Canal" class="extiw" title="en:Stratford-upon-Avon Canal">Stratford-upon-Avon Canal</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_and_Birmingham_Canal" class="extiw" title="en:Worcester and Birmingham Canal">Worcester and Birmingham Canal</a> which meet 200 metres to the west of the lock. These gates, dating from 1814, and replacing a more conventional four gate, wide stop lock, are now permanently open as both canals are operated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Waterways" class="extiw" title="en:British Waterways">British Waterways</a>. <p>The lock is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_II*_listed" class="extiw" title="en:Grade II* listed">Grade II* listed</a> and also a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheduled_Ancient_Monument" class="extiw" title="en:Scheduled Ancient Monument">Scheduled Ancient Monument</a>. </p> <p>Photographed by me 10 June 2007. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Oosoom" class="extiw" title="en:User:Oosoom">Oosoom</a> </p> <i>See also <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lifford_Lane_Guillotine_Stop_Lock_east.jpg" title="File:Lifford Lane Guillotine Stop Lock east.jpg">Image:Lifford Lane Guillotine Stop Lock east.jpg</a></i> |
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