Over 2,000 visit Diglis Locks

OVER 2,000 visited Diglis Locks over the week-end, that had been thrown open to the public after being emptied for maintenance work.

The idea was to allow the public to see the sort of work that is undertaken during the winter maintenance, and the public was certainly interested, with us being told that over 2,000 people visited the lock, with many taking the opportunity to don hard hats and descend to the bottom to see what was being done.

Michelle Kozomara, British Waterways Campaigns Manager, tells us:

We were really pleased to see so many people, literally thousands, come out to see the work that we do and to find out more about the special works happening this winter at Diglis Locks."

Built in 1844 Diglis Locks are the only paired locks on the Severn. The large lock was designed to allow ship movements to the former oil depot at Worcester, while the smaller lock controlled the movement of craft to Stourport on Severn. The large lock is 33ft wide, 151ft long and 36ft deep—one of the deepest in the country.