Construction
6 of the 8 locks were built in an unusual way with the sides of the lock chambers consisting of 4 elliptical bays, this was apparently to make them stronger. Some of these locks still survive, the remains of one can be seen at Alvingham. The two other locks had conventional straight walls.
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