Wednesday 22 April 2020

Ogley Locks - Barrowcop to Freeford

Ogley Locks - Barrowcop to Freeford
Locks 24 to 28





Cricket Lane Bridge

Cricket Lane looking west



Cricket Lane

Same view, but more recent









Swans at Cricket Lane Bridge

Cricket Lane West


Near Cricket Lane Bridge


Unknown Location




Ariel view of locks 24 - 26

Locks 24, 25 and 26 (BFA Archive)

Locks 24 to 27 and site of A38 crossing (BFA Archive)

Approaching Lock 24

1991 photo by Arthur Radley

Barrowcop Locks 1933


Ogley Lock 24 1974 (Hugh Potter)



Cottage 265 by Arthur Farrand Radley 1991

Lock 24 -Ogley





Lock 24 excavated







January 2021



A fragment of Lock 26

Site of Locks 26 and 27

The above photos have been assembled from various sources, including those freely found on the internet. My thanks go to the many photographers alive and dead who have contributed to this collection and in so doing, are keeping the memory of these lost canals alive. These images are reproduced for ease of research are are not necessarily the property of this blog, and as such should not be used for commercial gain without the explicit permission of the owner (whoever that may be).




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