In message <15D40D885B199F409869729B7F7083872E2767 @pris.sdgworld.net>, Mack, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Andrew Dyke asked: > >> Sent: 01 October 2008 19:04 >> To: Canals List >> Subject: [canals-list] Quiz >> >> Hi All, >> >> 1) Where is this lock? >> >> 2) What is the purpose of the road, apart from a great view? >> >> >> http://www.andrewdyke.co.uk/bits/lock.htm > It's on the Thames, Berks & Andover Canal.
The strange circular bridge is a result of the designer drawing a circle on the map in the approximate area where the bridge was supposed to go, and writing 'bridge here' next to it. And the engineers taking the plans a little too literally. (*) Maybe. (*) a bit like the designers of the BBC's Broadcasting House in London did. Except that in that case, it was a question mark on the plans... -- Martin Ludgate
