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Canal Boat in the Lock at Leeds

 

A Vision from an Earlier Era.

 Britain enjoyed an extensive canal network before its railways were built. In many places the canals survive, although today they are primarily corridors for pleasure craft.

South of the Leeds railway station, the historic Granary Wharf canal boat harbour has been incorporated into a revitalized area of tourism and commerce, where shops, hotels, restaurants and pubs occupy buildings and space one used for warehousing and industry.

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Exposed with a Lumix LX7 at Leeds, UK.

Navigating_the_lock_Leeds_2_pan_P1040775On a cool damp August 2014 evening, I made these photos of a canal boat being lowered through a lock on the old Leeds-Liverpool Canal.

Lock from above. Lumix LX7 photo.
Lock from above. Lumix LX7 photo.
Dusk on the old canal at Granary Wharf, Leeds. Lumix LX7 photo.
Dusk on the old canal at Granary Wharf, Leeds. Lumix LX7 photo.

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