Steve wrote:
>  A second lock, that's interesting. I will have to go look around
> there to see if I can find any evidence of where it was :)

Pictures please!
You can see the two chambers on Old Maps.
AFAICR the bottom chamber is beside the cottage to the back of the D-D pub 
and now has a pumping station built on it....dunno about the other chamber.
ISTR that I had some video of pumping stn.

>
> Great stuff, thanks Chris
>
> --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], chris
> potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Thorney River From junction with the river Nene to the village of
> Thorney 3miles 1 furlong 2 locks at Dog in a Doblet the second lock
> was of wooden constuction and had portcullis type gates.used by fen
> lighters, maximum size 50ft.X 12 ft. draught 2ft.6" owner The Duke of
> Bedford in use 1900  CKP

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