TQ1777 : Brentford Gauging Locks

near to Brentford, Hounslow, Great Britain

Brentford Gauging Locks
Brentford Gauging Locks
The top gates with the Toll Office in the background. Craft would be gauged while passing through the lock to assess the toll on their cargo. At some point in its life each boat would have its freeboard measured with known weights of load. This would then allow a full and empty entry to be made in a register; on subsequent visits a measurement of freeboard would enable the weight of cargo on that run to be calculated.
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TQ1777, 97 images   (more nearby - lo-fi)
Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Wednesday, 23 July, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 1 September, 2008
Category
Lock   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 173 773 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:28.9976N 0:18.6576W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 173 773
View Direction
EAST (about 90 degrees)
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