There was a massive plug at the bottom of one of the locks! (About a foot/30cm long!) In normal operation, the water in the locks pours in and out through sluices, but the main sluices are up in the lock wall. I suppose they need a plughole too, to get the last of the water out when they want to completely drain the structure.
Now that really was surprising, who would have thought that there would have been a plug holding in all that water..just one? Really interesting series of posts about the canals Jenny.
ReplyDeleteI can hear the gurgling from here!
ReplyDeleteA plug at the bottom of the canal? Amazing. I wonder where it drains to.
ReplyDeleteI never imagined such. Looks like the work of a prankster.
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful photo -- the colors and textures and reflections.
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