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Whinhill Lock was built as part of the Driffield Navigation in the
Whinhill Lock was built as part of the Driffield Navigation in the East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, often abbreviated to the East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, S ...
, England. It was originally opened in 1770, and was restored in 2004.
Location
Located between thevillage
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of Wansford and town
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of Driffield
Driffield, also known as Great Driffield (neighbouring Little Driffield), is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield. By ...
, the lock is easily accessible from the B1249 road
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.
;Situated on the Driffield Navigation
*Next Place Upstream: Town Lock
*Next Place Downstream: Wansford Lock
History
The lock was built during the construction of the Driffield Navigation between 1767 and 1770, and is agrade II listed
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structure. After the last traffic to Driffield stopped around 1945 the lock gradually fell into disrepair. In 1968 the Driffield Navigation Amenities Association started to restore and maintain the canal and its structures. Various "working parties" have been held at the lock over the years, to conserve the structure, but in 2004 a lottery grant was secured to restore and re-gate it.
The lock was reopened by the Mayor
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of Driffield Mrs Margaret Killin on 25 June 2005.
See also
* Driffield Navigation *Canal lock
A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways. The distinguishing feature of a lock is a chamber in a permanently fixed position i ...
References
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