In a message dated 06/10/2006 16:33:09 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
On 6 Oct 2006, at 12:39, Sue Burchett wrote:
> Did women work all the locks traditionally?
>
Don't think so - from what I've read in the Working Waterways series,
each pair had its own routine, with both men and women doing their
share.
But didn't they have techniques to close the gates using ropes and straps so
they didn't have to get off the boat as they left the lock?
I haven't worked out how they did it, but I have the impression that the
design of locks and gates has changed over the last 60 years or so and the
necessary hooks and protuberances have broken, worn away or have been designed
out
of the system.
DaveD
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