I thought I would choose something a little less obvious for todays theme of 'locks'. A short walk from where I live is the new canal navigation that was opened in 2002 linking the once isolated Lancaster Canal with the rest of the UK canal network. Boats can only travel in one direction on alternate days. The 4-mile (6.4 km) link connects the Lancaster Canal to the River Ribble. From the Ribble it is possible to reach the main navigable system via the River Douglas and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal's Rufford Branch subject to tides and weather conditions. There were no boats in sight today. Very autumnal and poor light today.
