On 28 Jun 2010, at 18:46, Strudwick.Family wrote:
> If the gate is one of the top gates it could be about 30 years old.
> During the restoration work in the early 80's a number of gates were
> fitted towards the top of the flight. They were made of galvanised
> steel
> with wooden faces and had cranked top beams as a "safety" feature.
> Thankfully the beams were removed and replaced with straight ones
> before
> the flight was re-opened. However even though the gates had been
> fitted
> many of the pounds were not in water and this must have caused havoc
> with the gates and faces.
No, it's both bottom gates, AIUI.
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All the best
Bruce
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