Thanks, Alan. We didn't see any canoeists on this stretch of the Avon. The sluice is an unsightly concrete thing about 100 meters behind the boat in the first pic. They did well hiding it behind the island.
Rick On Jun 24, 2015, at 12:49 AM, Alan C wrote: > More great images, Rick. I did further research - the canal bypasses the city > centre via a formidable series of locks. You'd need to be very fit to tackle > that lot. The water level at the weir is maintained by a sluice. I see > canoeists shoot the weir. > > Alan C > > -----Original Message----- From: Rick Womer > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 2:48 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: PESOs (2) - The Weir > > Just below the Pulteney Bridge in Bath is The Weir, built in the 1970s for > flood control. Herewith two views: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18043350&size=lg > > and > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18043351&size=lg > > > (Both K-5, DA 16-45) > > In response to an earlier query, there are no locks around The Weir. > > Comments appreciated! > > Rick > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
