Phase 1, Stage 3 Progress Report
(02.12.2001)
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Stage 3 is the formation (and subsequent removal just prior to final opening) of a bund in the stop lock to enable the ends of the lock to be exposed for connection to the new works. This was completed over the October weekend working party with the assistance of BITM and only requires some additional tipping to give sufficient width for diverting the towpath and footpath as necessary.
To see an archive of the pictures of the work on this stage, click here
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| October 2000: The bund in the stop lock marks the current end of the navigable canal. | May 2003 :As you can see from the two pictures, the new walls are higher than the original stop lock wall so we have put in blue nosed coping stones on a slight slope to join the tops of the walls. |
March 2005
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| Removal of the bund starts | The bund is fully removed ready to water this section. |