English canals ground paddle seen over lock gate beam arm. Used to fill lock to raise water level (and boat).

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A ground paddle at a lock on an English inland waterways canal. This iconic, pre-industrial piece of engineering allows water to fill the lock chamber an raise with it a boat, or prepare the lock ready for a descending boat to enter. The paddle is seen over the beam arm of a lock gate.

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Size: 4587px × 2722px
Location: Shropshire Union Canal, England, UK
Photo credit: © Graham Keeling / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: canal, canals, english, fill, ground, holiday, iconic, industrial, inland, lock, operation, paddle, pre-industrial, ratchet, waterway, waterways