Knowle Locks

[Heartland]

The Birmingham History Forum has a post by Jane Telfer of the locks at Knowle prior to and after widening. Some images have been published elsewhere, but there are some useful images that show the new lock construction as traffic was maintained on the old lock line. There was an engine house, which was removed through the lock widening and an image of this house is shown in the May post. She has just posted another two images, one of which shows the new lock construction. The paddle gear in place deserves comment,

 

 

[magpie patrick]

I'm intrigued that the lock has gates on and is full and yet the canal immediately below those gates doesn't exist! If anyone opened the paddles it would have been messy

Today I guess fitting the gates would be left until last 

[andy3196]

Is that photograph a crop of https://collections.canalrivertrust.org.uk/bw192.2.113.3 ? 

 

Other images of gu widening at https://collections.canalrivertrust.org.uk/bw192.2.113

[Ray T]

4 hours ago, Heartland said:

The Birmingham History Forum has a post by Jane Telfer of the locks at Knowle prior to and after widening. Some images have been published elsewhere, but there are some useful images that show the new lock construction as traffic was maintained on the old lock line. There was an engine house, which was removed through the lock widening and an image of this house is shown in the May post. She has just posted another two images, one of which shows the new lock construction. The paddle gear in place deserves comment,

 

 

 

From the Life Magazine series of photo's featuring Audrey, Evelyn and Ann.

 

Second Photo CRT Archive.

 

Edited June 16, 2021 by Ray T