The Diglis Lock
We were given the excellent opportunity to go and visit a
dry lock.
A lock is a boat elevator where it levels the water to the
right level on the other side of the river. They use a lock-key to open the
gates and close the gate. A lock-key is like a metal spanner that you push
round and round to open the gate. It takes a lot of power because it is very
heavy. There are lots of locks on canals. We went to the Diglis lock where all
the water had been drained out to replace the gates. They found about 17,000
fish and lots of pipes, milk bottles, dead bullets, poison and medicine.
Interestingly they found whole cars and trolleys in other locks.
By Sam, Henry and Marcus
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