A busy day at Struncheon Hill Lock

This is the top chamber of the staircase locks. Originally only consisting of this chamber, small tides and low water flow often stopped the Keels from getting through. A second chamber was added to the lock, with a lower bottom cill. It's only use is to lift the boat high enough to get over the middle cill.

his lock was restored by the Driffield Navigation Amenities Association, who replaced the rotting lower gates with the steel ones in the image. The plate reads:

Manufactured and Fitted by Brigham's Shiprepairing Ltd.1982

The boats in the lock, Rose of Yorkshire, Kismet, and Monsoon, are having a weekend trip down to Beverley Beck.

Photograph taken by Michael Askin on 10 July 2004 and was added to the database on Saturday the 18th of February, 2006

This photo is one of 2 of Struncheon Hill Locks Nos 6 and 7 on the Driffield Navigation (Main waterway) [Previous | Next]