----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 11:31 AM Subject: [canals-list] Slow locks on the GU
>I have just been reading Septembers Canal Boat and it set me thinking > "Which is the slowest filling lock on the Grand Union" The author couldn't > make his mind up and hedged his bets by saying both Cowley and Ironbridge > lock is the slowest to fill. > > -- > Brian Ancient Order of Sewer Ants > No he didn't, he said 'Cowley lock was as slow to fill as ever'. He awarded the slowest-filling accolade to Ironbridge lock. As I recall, Ironbridge wins. Maybe Cowley seems slow if you are coming from the long flat bit and it holds you up for a while? Dorothy
