22 Dec 2024
In this video we look at the work of the Canal River Trust. We start at Lock 69 on the Rochdale canal in Manchester. The Canal and River Trust are replacing the lock gates at this location as part of their rolling 25 year replacement and canal maintenance program. We ask the question where are the lock gates made. This took us to the Bradley workshops just outside Wolverhampton. We look around the lock gate workshop and see the history of this former canal basin. There is a canal boat dry dock where once the canal boats were repaired. The lock gates are made of English oak and its great to see the canal lock gates being built. Meanwhile in Manchester on the Rochdale canal the old Lock gates are taken away and the new lock gates are delivered.

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