Tag: england
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Northampton – 4 miles and 17 locks -is it worth it?
According to a volunteer lock keeper, absolutely not. My verdict? Absolutely yes. They didn’t build a canal with a 13-lock flight for nothing, so it’s worth exploring what’s at the end of it. An article in the Northampton Mercury from 10 August 1761 records that “no less than 38 barges laden with coals and other…