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Balance lock

The balance lock was a type of boat lift designed by James Fussell (1748-1832) to transport boats up and down a hillside on a canal. An experimental balance lock was built as part of the Dorset and Somerset Canal and work was started for four more, but the project failed for financial reasons and they were not completed.

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Balance lock

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Triples24
Avg. degree1.87
Density0.133333
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Balance lock → Act, Barrow Hill, Dorset, Ellesmere Canal, From, Frome, Fussell's, Fussells, Grand Western Canal, Green, However, In, It, James Fussell, James Green, John Duncombe, One, Parliament, Robert Wheldon, Somerset Canal

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canal lift lock somerset balance feet design boat james boats built dorset locks also lifts raise top used caisson fussell

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Balance lockrelated to historyWhen0.60section
Balance lockrelated to historyDorset0.60section
Balance lockrelated to historySomerset Canal0.60section
Balance lockrelated to historyAct0.60section
Balance lockrelated to historyParliament0.60section
Balance lockrelated to historyFrome0.60section
Balance lockrelated to historyJames Fussell0.60section
Balance lockrelated to historyThere0.60section
Balance lockrelated to historyJohn Duncombe0.60section
Balance lockrelated to historyEllesmere Canal0.60section
Balance lockrelated to historyRobert Wheldon0.60section
Balance lockrelated to historySomerset Coal Canal0.60section

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