A Year of Days - Day 298: Guillotine Lock, Salterhebble

This is the guillotine lock at Stainland Road Bridge, Salterhebble. It is one of only a handful of such locks on the whole of the UK canal network. Instead of having swinging gates, the lock is controlled by a vertical guillotine type blade.In this picture, Ally is operating the controls for the guillotine and Dave is powering the narrow boat out of the lock.

[Mark Prince]

This is a new one for me, never knew about these. I suppose it makes you a bit more careful, you would not want two slightly damp halves of your boat.

[Barbara Webb]

Nice perspective for this!

[Taffy]

Looks a bit unnerving to go under this!

[Brigette]

you wouldn't really want to be caught under that would you!

[Margo Sayer]

Great POV...although I guess your options were severely limited.

[Hazel]

What an effective pov!

[Sebastian Gritt]

Is guillotine electrically operated? Ally's obviously got the paddle windlass in her hand so that's operated the same.

[Pat Knowles]

Always a fascination with locks.......such a clever idea This is a different type from the norm, a lovely composed shot of canal travel.

[Harry J Benson]

good perspective and composition

[Christine]

Good capture

[Rosan]

One would have to think twice before going under that!

[Jen Hudson]

Lovely framing of the narrowboat by the lock and nice low view.