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©Peter Whatley
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©Ian Calderwood
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©Peter Whatley
Dist:0.5km<br/>South of Derby, Trent & Mersey Canal; green tractor.
©Peter Barr
Dist:0.5km<br/>South of Derby, at Stenson Fields, looking east.
©Peter Barr
Dist:0.5km<br/>The entrance to Stenson Marina on the Trent & Mersey canal, to the west of Stenson Lock. The building in the centre is the home of MCC Stenson Boatbuilders and the building to the right is the Bubble Inn.
©Phil Myott
Dist:0.5km<br/>Midland Canal Centre and boatbuilders - part of Stenson Marina
©Phil Myott
Dist:0.5km<br/>Seen from Stenson Lock, this is an important canal location with a marina and boatyard and the all-important nearby pub.
©Stephen McKay
Dist:0.5km<br/>Lock 6 is the last wide lock until Middlewich. The lock is so deep - 12ft 4ins - that the bridge immediately beyond is almost out of sight.
©Maurice Pullin
Dist:0.5km<br/>The premises of the Midland Canal Centre are on the opposite side of the canal including 'Sunray', available for day boat hire.
©Stephen McKay
Dist:0.5km<br/>Looking towards Stenson Lock - the first lock heading in this direction since Dallow at Burton upon Trent. The white building by the lock operates as a cafe.
©Stephen McKay
Dist:0.5km<br/>The advantage of wide locks can be seen in this picture as the boat on the right pulls out - presumably observing the etiquette of first in, first out. The disadvantage is that the gates are necessarily big and heavy, making hard work for the crew. This lock is also unusually deep at 12 feet 4 inches.
©Stephen McKay
Dist:0.5km<br/>Taken from a train heading North. In the centre the repairs being carried out to a bridge over the Trent and Mersey canal can just be seen.
©Steve Fareham
Dist:0.5km<br/>Stenson Lock is the sixth and last of the wide locks raising the canal from Derwent Mouth. Stenson Lock is the deepest one, here raising the water level by 12ft 4in (3.76 metres), so to fill the lock, two ground paddle are raised, and the chamber starts filling through culverts in the lock walls. There are also two gate paddles which MUST NOT be opened until the lock is at least half full, because the inflow is enormous and can inundate, flood and sink open fronted boats if care is not taken. (See here [[[1553745]]]) Here, narrowboat "Metal Mickie" doubles up with narrowboat "Oz". The lower gates have been closed, and top ground paddles have just been opened. At the top right of the gates, where some leakage is occurring, the 50 cm square "trapdoor" which the gate paddle lifts can be seen. The other gate is similar. These can be seen open in the picture link.
©Roger Kidd

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