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Image: Flash Lock Thames 1786

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Description: Sketch of a flash lock on the river Thames between Whitchurch-On-Thames and Pangbourne around 1786, showing method of winching a barge up over a weir. Flash locks were common on the Thames above Staines.
Title: Flash Lock Thames 1786
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Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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