Locks Collection

Foxton Locks, Grand Union Canal (Staircase locks) by Alan Firth

Queen Boudica of the Iceni Tribe. Commanded a combined army of British tribes which rose up and sacked Camulodunum (Colchester)

Pedro Miguel Locks, Panama Canal

Gatun Locks, Panama, Canal

TEXAS IN GATUN LOCKS
The U.S.S. Texas in the Middle East Chamber, Gatun Locks

Grand Union Canal
Narrow boats passing through the locks on the Grand Union Canal at Rickmansworth, in the Colne Valley, Hertfordshire, England

Panama Canal / East Chambr
One of several ships with this name, this battleship of the U.S.Navy will serve with the British fleet during World War One and also survive the 1946 Bikini atom bomb tests !

Panama Canal - Gatun
The U.S.S. Arkansas passes through the Middle West Chamber of the Gatun Locks

Panama Canal / Pedro Migue
The United States Navy warship in a lock during her passage through the Panama Canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific (or vice versa)

Proposal for a Thames Barrage, Gravesend, 1904
Illustration showing a proposal for a barrage of dams and locks, across the River Thames, from Gravesend to Tilbury, 1904. This proposal was suggested by T.W. Barber and J

Borenshult Locks, Gota Canal, Motala, Sweden
Borenshult Locks (there are five in total), on the Gota Canal, Motala, Ostergotland, Sweden. Date: circa 1905

Man on veteran motorcycle with young girl riding pillion circa 1915/20

Oxford Canal Motor Boat
Holidays afloat! The converted narrow boat Mabel, with its crew of happy holidaymakers, on passage between locks, from Braunston to Oxford, Oxford Canal, Napton, Warwickshire. Date: 1960s

Bromley Workhouse, Kent

Lower lock under construction, looking South, Miraflores, Panama Canal

3Rd Locks on the River Lagan - a view of the locks and lockhouse from the tow path. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

At the Second Locks on the Lagan, Belfast - a view of a barge (the VIOLET) in the lock with people on board and to the side, on the Lagan. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast)

Contentment - A slightly dishevelled, yet happy, young lady. Date: 1908

Scene in Petticoat Lane
Traders in Petticoat Lane selling an eclectic selection of tools-saws, chisels, plyers, locks and even a giant corkscrew are laid out on the street

New Mexico in Locks
The U.S.S. warship New Mexico in Gatun Locks : both the canal and the ships using it are very vulnerable to attack at this point

U. s. Subs in Panamacanal
Five C-class submarines of the U.S. Navy pass through the Gatun Locks, Panama Canal

Curly Locks 2
Bonny lass, pretty lass, wilt thou be mine ? Thou shalt not wash dishes nor yet feed the swine... (except for the opening words, its the Curly locks rhyme)

Finnish Canal
A steamboat negotiates a series of locks on the Saima Canal, near Palli. The figures give some idea of the size of the construction

Curly Locks Date: circa 1918

Erie Canal Locks at Lockport, NY State, USA
circa 1910s

Steamboat passing through lock near St. Louis. Missouri, USA Date: circa 1910s

Ottowa Government Buildings and the Rideau Canal Locks, Canada, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Latchford Locks, Manchester Ship Canal

Kaman K-225 N401A (msn 5), at the New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks, CT. in company with Grumman F9F-2 Panther 125155, formerly of VMF-323 US Marine Corps. Date: circa 1958

River Thames Moulsey Lock Victorian period Date: 19th century

Wakefield - Heath Common - Canal Locks

Runcorn The Canal Top Lock early 1900s

Stony Stratford The Canal Cosgrave Locks early 1900s

Market Drayton Tykley Locks early 1900s

Manchester Ship Canal Eastham Locks early 1900s

Eastham Locks, Manchester Ship Canal early 1900's

Chester Canal Locks early 1900s

Canal locks, Chester early 1900's

Thorne The Locks early 1900s

Market Harborough Foxton Locks early 1900s

Foxton Locks, Market Harborough, early 1900s

George Crawley Silver Locks And Handles
A series of photographs showing some silver locks and handles, ornately designed by British artist George Abraham Crawley, for the decoration of a formal dining room at 1063 Fifth Avenue, New York

Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase, HMS Medina
Queen Mary's Personal Secretaire Bookcase - The Royal Yacht, HMS Medina, 1911-1912 Coronation Expedition to India for the Durbar. Designed and made for Her Majesty by Waring and Gillow

Loveid kanal in Skien, Norway. The Steamship Victoria passing through the Canal lock. Date: circa 1890

Walton Bridges
This oil painting depicts the double span Walton bridges that ran across the Thames between the locks at Sunbury and Shepperton in Surrey. Date: circa 1806

Davis Lock, Sault Ste. Marie (Soo), Michigan, USA
View from the bow of a boat entering the Davis Lock, Sault Ste. Marie (Soo), Michigan, USA - the lock is 1350ft long and 80ft wide (at this time the longest lock in the world). Date: circa 1930s

Ascot Sunday outside Boulter's Lock 1908
Ascot Sunday on the River Thames, early morning boats waiting their turn outside Boulter's Lock, to pass though it. Date: June 1908

Page of adverts for women 1941
Page of two adverts. Left ad from Ats, - Auxiliary Territorial Service, promoting active service for vital roles during the Second World War for women

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