Nutbrook Canal

[Heartland]

Whilst much of the Nutbrook Canal was closed to traffic, the bottom 3 locks were retained to serve the Stanton Ironworks. The attached image has been captioned as Erewash Canal, Shipley Branch. This image taken in June 1947 appears to show the bottom lock on the Nutbrook, but the lock gear is of interest. This type of gate paddle gear was to be found elsewhere.

 

In Peter Stevensons book, Lock 1 is very derelict and missing the gate paddles. So is it the same place?

 

Another point is more of the ironworks should be seen in the view, but then the angle may not be right for that perspective. The lock on the Erewash was called Junction Lock, but the railway lines appear not to fit the perspective again. Perhaps it is again a case of lenses and roll film cameras.

 

The number 72 on the beam is another clue. But which series it fits is another conundrum!

 

 

 

Edited June 23, 2018 by Heartland

[andy3196]

This set of pictures http://collections.canalrivertrust.org.uk/bw200.1.33.3 are of Stanton Lock no 65 on the main line of the Erewash. That lock being 65 agrees with this Wikipedia page https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erewash_Canal which identifies lock 72 as Shipley Lock. Looking at my  Nicholsons guide, the canal curves to the right above this lock. 

[magpie patrick]

The paddle gear looks (at least superficially) to be similar to Grand Union gear, which of coourse was commonplace on canals in this area as the GU owned the Erewash - the top gate paddle looks like half of a GU "double" top gate paddle, on the bottom gates, am I right in thinking there was gearing in the wooden box?

 

Edited June 23, 2018 by magpie patrick

[andy3196]

Modern view https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/834239

 

1947 map showing what may be the railway branch line https://maps.nls.uk/view/101601411

 

 

[Heartland]

Yes, thanks that will fit the description Shipley Lock on the Erewash instead of a lock on the private Nutbrook. Yes there was a railway branch: