Moving up through the lock. Note the queue ahead!

This is the main bottleneck on the Llangollen canal. It can take 3 hours to clear all 6 locks if busy. The pounds between the first three locks before the staircase are not large so make sure there is room before proceeding through.

Photograph taken by Jeff Kelsey on 16 August 2005 and was added to the database on Wednesday the 7th of September, 2005

This photo is one of 4 of Grindley Brook Bottom Lock No 14 on the Shropshire Union Canal (Llangollen Canal - Main Line) [Previous | Next]