The Purple BoatJan 21, 20211 min readClosing Derwent Mouth Flood GatesThe flood gates aka Shardlow flood gates are winched closed by hand, a slow process but the only way. This protects the Trent & Mersey Canal, and the village from flood waters from the Rivers Trent and Derwent
The flood gates aka Shardlow flood gates are winched closed by hand, a slow process but the only way. This protects the Trent & Mersey Canal, and the village from flood waters from the Rivers Trent and Derwent
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