Audlem Shroppie Fly
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Today's Canal - Shropshire Union
The better weather continued into this morning. The day started much warmer
and brighter if a bit hazy at first. Before ...
16 hours ago
....mostly about boating on NB Jubilee
4 comments:
Is this a sort of quiz question? I would guess that they might be there to give extra room for the handles (?) of the lock gates. Perhaps they're too long and hit the bridge otherwise?
Reckon that's spot on VallyP - the original beams would have been wooden.
And they may originally have been straight rather than angled. Difficult to see the distance from the gates in the picture.
VallyP, Martin and Steve - thanks! Yes, that must be it. The present iron balance beams must be less dense than the original wooden beams, and so need to be angled clear of the bridge.
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