Construction of Pilgrim Weir : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Construction of Pilgrim Weir / richardpearson99
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-改変禁止 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Pilgrim Lock, the fifth above Evesham and the fourth to be built, was constucted on the left bank of the River Avon in November and December 1970. It was built as a substitute for the original lock at Bidford Grange. Pilgrim weir was built in December 1971 using a pile driving frame devised and built by Eric Pritchard. The weir, comprising two 150 ft piled walls with a concrete slab, was built in appalling conditions from start to finish. This photograph is one of a series showing the construction of the navigation works for two periods during the ‘restoration’. The first period covers May 1969 to the end of July 1970, during which time the first three locks; George Billington, Harvington (Robert Aickman) and Marlcliff (I.W.A.) were built. The second period was June 1971 to June 1972 which spanned the construction of Barton (Elsie & Hiram Billington), Luddington (Stan Clover) and Stratford (Colin P. Witter) Locks. The Upper Avon from Evesham to a junction with the Southern Stratford Canal, in Stratford on Avon, was restored to through navigation by the Upper Avon Navigation Trust between 1969 and 1974, when it was formally re-opened by the Queen Mother. The navigation had been abandoned in the 19th Century and very little of the former navigation works remained. It was made navigable again by building nine new locks and three new weirs and by dredging a substantial length of the river to provide a navigable depth. |
| 撮影日 | 1972-01-01 00:00:00 |
| 撮影者 | richardpearson99 |
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| カメラ | Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED , Nikon |