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Repairing the Gates

Repairing the Gates
Grand Union Canal North Lock No. 42 Frog Island Leicester
Taken with a Kodak 66 II possibly Agfa CT18 Friday October 4th 1963 f6.3 1/75
Look at the workmen at the far gate not a hard hat or high viz jacket to be seen
The buildings on the left have all been cleared for re-development the ones on the right are exactly the same except they have been vandalised by the spray painters the usual mindless rubbish if they had any painting skill they could have recorded the industrial history of the area there was a lot mainly textile related, the canal was very important

Christa1004, Berny, @ngélique ❤️, raingirl and 8 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club has replied
Very close there is a road bridge immediately after the lower gate
2 years ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club has replied
I should go and take a now shot, I would have liked to see how they got the wood for the temporary barrier in place it looks as if it is slotted into the lock side
2 years ago.
 José Manuel Polo
José Manuel Polo club
Una interesante imagen retrospectiva. Para reparar la exclusa ha de estar vacía claro, más adelante se el nivel del agua. Cascos y chalecos aún no estaban de moda. Lo que me llama la atención es la embarcación que está como atrapada, supongo que será una grúa especial para reparaciones del canal. La cuestión es que el canal sea navegable, pues me conozco uno cuya obra duró como 100 años y resulto un estrepitoso fracaso. Salud Peter.
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
A photo as a testimony of history. It looks almost like an archaeological site.
23 months ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
Loose_Grip/Pete club
I like the way the crane barge was grounded during the work. Work sites weren't fenced off back then either & I'm sure anyone could walk along the canal during the repairs.
23 months ago.

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