2009/6/3 Colin Shepherd <[email protected]>: >>In any case, it isn't what they are called that is particularly the point > at >>issue, it's the claim made by Adrian that Foxton's side ponds/pounds are >>fundamentally different from those at Caen Hill, Bratch etc. and that the >>side lakes ( :-) ) at Foxton are, technically speaking, related to the > water >>saving side ponds to be found beside some locks on the GU etc. > >>Regards >>Bru
> And I would agree with him. At Foxton they are a series of side ponds into > which the water is tipped or withdrawn as necessary. The pounds between the > locks at Bratch are fundamentally different. You appear to have completely missed Bru's point. The function of the side ponds at Foxton is not related to the function of "the water saving side ponds to be found beside some locks on the GU etc". They perform the same function as those at Bratch and Caen Hill albeit without the second set of gates between lock chambers. -- Bob
