Balance lock
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The balance lock was a type of boat lift designed by James Fussell to transport boats up and down a hillside on a canal. An experimental balance lock was built as part of the Dorset and Somerset Canal
The remains of James Fussell's balance lock on the Dorset and Somerset Canal, excavated in 2005
Dorset and Somerset Canal
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The Dorset and Somerset Canal was a proposed canal in southwestern England. The main line was intended to link Poole, Dorset with the Kennet and Avon Canal near Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire. A branch w
Balance lock
…lift designed by James Fussell (1748-1832) to transport boats up and down a hillside on a canal. An experimental balance lock was built as part of the Dorset and Somerset Canal and work was started for four more, but the project failed for financial reasons and they were not completed. When the Dorset and Somerset Canal was…
The north face of Murtry aqueduct