This fascinating and beautiful flight of 11 locks on the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is unique in the United Kingdom because of its narrowness and use of single leaf gates at both ends of the locks. British canal locks usually have at least one pair of the two-leaf miter-type gates. This arrangement was a necessary cost-saving measure so that the southern section of the canal could be completed. It resulted in one of the most attractive flights of locks in the country. The locks are part of the final descent of the canal…
