Lock - Frome Link
It will be necessary to link the head of Whitminster Lock and the River
Frome. In doing so, it will be necessary to retain the integrity of the flood
bank.
At present, the flood bank follows the south side of the river closely
but it will need to be moved so that the new channel can be located between
it and the river. The flood bank will effectively cross the lock at the
guiliotine gate to link it with the existing flood bank near the lock and
will merge with the existing river bank just east of the point where the
new channel joins the river. A more recent design undertaken by BW suggests
the use of ordinary mitred gates at Whitminster Lock as the emergency gates
at Saul could be used to isolate the G&S Canal from any spillage in the
Frome.
A design for the link channel has been produced by Mike Hughes (engineering
consultant) having been commissioned by the Cotswold Canals Trust a number
of years ago for approval by the EA. It is believed that most of the permissions
for this work are in place but this should be checked.
The route of the new channel passes from the head of the lock to the
river which crosses the view beyond the electricity pole. The pole will
be just to the right of the new channel.
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