Challenge: Where is this? IV

[andym]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Is it somewhere along the River Lea before being cleaned up for the Olympics?

Andrew

Your well on track.

[Andrew Riddell]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Your well on track.

Well, that still leaves quite a lot of unloved watercourses! Back to the research!

At least I've something to do over Christmas.

Andrew

[andym]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Just by way of a small clue, this is a fairly unique type of lock. I think only four were ever built in the UK.

[Andrew Riddell]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Just by way of a small clue, this is a fairly unique type of lock. I think only four were ever built in the UK.

Hmm! I'd originally thought 'sluice' rather than 'lock', but, if I'm right about the location, I presume it's a guillotine stop lock. I think it's where the Old River Lea joins the City Mill River. However, that was then, and now it's probably under what the QE Olympic Park call Carpenters' Lock.

Andrew (who has nothing better to do over Christmas!)

[andym]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Yes you're right it is the old Carpenters Road lock although I know it as a radial rising lock.
I used to wander around the area known as the Bow Back rivers before the stadium was built. This lock was due for restoration after the Olympics but i believe that has now been shelved.
Another bit of industrial history lost.

Well done and over to you.

[Andrew Riddell]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Thanks, Andy. You obviously know more about locks than I, and I agree about the loss if the lock isn't going to be restored. I went down to the park when it opened, and Carpenter's Lock looked like a municipal pedestrian overpass! Very depressing. Have you seen this website (which has good animations of the different types of lock) www.kgal.co.uk/rising_sector_gates.html

Anyway, on to the next:



AAndrew

[andym]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Somewhere in my dim and distant past I think I've been here. Is it on the Fens?

[veggiesosage]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

I reckon that's Fotheringhay Church.

[Andrew Riddell]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

I reckon that's Fotheringhay Church.

Correct. Over to yu!

Andrew

[veggiesosage]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Richard III's Dad is buried there.

Anyway, here's mine

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(Darn it, am on the tablet and copy n paste not doing what its supposed to. Any chance an admim can fix it so the pic shows inline? Been a fiddly 'made getting this far...)

[Pol]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

I have the same problem with tablets

Hope this works okay ...



Pol

[veggiesosage]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Thanks for that Pol. Weird that tablets don't work so well.

[Andrew Riddell]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Mmm, tudor brickwork, doesn't seem to be a consistent bond ..... Well, that doesn't get me very far! Back to the research.

BTW, Happy New Year to all!

Andrew

[veggiesosage]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Need a clue? It did have a royal connection, albeit briefly.

[andym]

Re: Challenge: Where is this? IV

Stab in the dark, is it Kirby Muxloe Castle?