Narrowboats going upstream should take the left hand (downstream arch).

The arch to the right gives insufficient room for narrowboats on the far side to deal with the current and turn sharply to avoid the far bank. Take the arch to the left which is the downstream arch but check for boats coming downstream.

Photograph taken by TMB in August 2017 and was added to the database on Thursday the 24th of August, 2017

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