We set off early this morning to tackle the locks and made good progress to start with despite the cloudy/misty weather. We arrived at lock 47 to find one boater waiting with the news that the pound below lock 48 was completely empty. A call to CRT and the water man arrived very quickly. The committee of boaters now collecting thought that the cause could have been a boater who went through late last night who probably left a paddle or lock gate open. A hour and a half later we were allowed to start going through with a fifteen minute delay between each boat to allow further water to be run down the flight, otherwise we would have emptied the pound above lock 47
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| The empty pound below lock 48 which used to be double but the one on the right although still there is not now used. and the exit is all silted up. |
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| The next lock down No 49 which is a working duplicated pair of single locks |
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| One and a half hours later there is enough water for the 8 waiting boats to start going down |
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| Anne has just brought BB into lock No51 which has had the other lock filled in, lock No 50 behind is a working pair of locks. All the locks were duplicated under instructions from Thomas Telford in the 1830's although some have now been singled |
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| Houses in Rode Heath look over the canal by lock No 53 |
