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Widcombe Lock No 7, Kennet and Avon Canal, Bath

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Widcombe Lock No 7, Kennet and Avon Canal, Bath
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A named place photographed at this map point in Bath and North East Somerset.
Widcombe Lock No 7 is part of the Kennet and Avon Canal, a 19th-century waterway linking the River Thames and River Avon, facilitating trade between London and the West Country. It is one of 29 locks in the Bath reach, constructed to enable navigation through the steep terrain near Bath, and remains a key feature of the canal's heritage and engineering legacy.

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Photo: Dr Neil Clifton · CC BY-SA 2.0