That's great work David. I was expecting to find remains of that second lock about half a mile North on the bend. From your mapwork it certainly looks to be completely obliterated. But I shall now be able to at least explore its position.
Many thanks for you amazing map work. Steve > Comparing the 1903 and 1952 maps on the Old Maps site > (www.old-maps.co.uk) with the view on Google Earth there are some > interesting changes. > > The 1903 map shows two locks, one close to the river, and one a short > distance further north. By 1952 the northern lock has gone, but the > southern one remains, the road bridge over the Nene has been rebuilt > further east, but everything else looks pretty much the same. > > Google Earth shows that since 1952 a much wider drain has been built > which divides 250 yards to the north. This uses the original Thorney > River junction and appears to incorporate the original southern lock > chamber, but the northern lock has been obliterated by the new channel > works. > > I have overlaid an extract of the 1903 map (showing both locks) on the > current aerial to show how things have changed in the last century, and > put a copy at > http://www.grandunioncanalcarrying.co.uk/misc/ThorneyRiver.jpg > > David Mack >
