In Wigan locks

At this lock the road bridge (later than the lock, I guess) is so close to the lock that there is no room for conventional balance beams on the bottom gates. So the gates are operated by a toothed quadrant whose winding gear is shown here. Wendy is winndgin a bottom gate paddle

Unusual gate gear
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PHOTO © Mike Stevens, 1995