The locks in this area are painted in a variety of colour schemes. A tasteful shade of mauve in the case of lock 5. Makes it easier to identify at a distance I suppose.

We wait in lock 4 for a lock keeper to catch up and close a bottom gate.

Photograph taken by Peter Stockdale on 23 June 2018 and was added to the database on Wednesday the 9th of January, 2019

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This photo is of Ecluse 5 Denain on the Canal du Nivernais (Main Line)