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Doncaster Lock open for public on 25 Feb

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On Feb 25th you can visit Doncaster Lock open day.

You can walk the bottom of the lock chamber and view inside the control cabin to see the lock’s nerve centre up close.

Canal & River Trust experts and volunteers will also be there to tell you all about how this lock works and the engineering behind it.

 

As part of this year’s winter restoration and repair programme the lock will be drained to carry out essential works. The bottom gates will be replaced having come to the end of their life and the top gates repaired. Visitors will be able to walk along the bottom of the lock chamber and talk to our experts and volunteers about how this lock works and the engineering behind it.

 

Being a river lock, Doncaster lock is operated by an electronic control cabin worked by the Trust’s experts. Visitors at the open day will have a chance to view inside the control cabin and see the lock’s nerve centre up close.

 

Doncaster lock was first built over 200 years ago and lengthened 35 years ago to allow larger freight boats through. To this day the lock is still used by the last remaining freight boats.

 

Refreshments and parking close by will be available.

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