Virtual Cruise - Wigan to Leigh (4)

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Dover Locks, Leigh Branch, Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Approaching the site of the former Dover Locks, Abram. When a new canal channel was constructed to compensate for mining subsidence, the level was lowered between Poolstock and Dover, so the canal now passes straight through the narrows that were once the chambers of the two Dover Locks.
Dover Locks, Leigh Branch, Leeds and Liverpool Canal
The second of the two former locks at Dover, with Dover Bridge crossing and the Dover Lock Inn on the right.
Dover Locks, Leigh Branch, Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Looking back at the two former Dover Locks from Dover Bridge, Abram.
from Dover Bridge, Leigh Branch, Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Looking from Dover Bridge towards Plank Lane.
Plank Lane Bridge, Leigh Branch, Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Approaching Plank Lane Lift Bridge. The narrows before the bridge are the site of a former lock chamber.
Plank Lane Bridge, Leigh Branch, Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Plank Lane Bridge, with the derelict Britannia public house to the right.
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