Cornwall - Again ... But This Time To Correct A Mistake About Bude!

[debris4spike]

... Yes when I wrote last week that the lock gates in Bude were the only lock gates in England that opened from a canal into the sea - I was correct 

But, as of this afternoon I am wrong - One of the lock gates was washed off its hinges last night in the storms - so as I type this it is now had to be removed, both to repair it and the surrounding structures.  

There are concrete blocks placed in place to try to limit damage by the sea - but the other lock gates can't be used as the sand has been washed up and the lower 1/3 needs to be dug out.

Behind the cut is a picture I took of the lock gates last year - I couldn't get down today as I was working by the time the crane started working, but I will try to get down tomorrow to see if I can see what is happening.

 

Comments

[pfeifferpack.livejournal.com]

WOW powerful weather to do that! You get a good deal of wind there due to jutting into the ocean? Stay safe!

Kathleen

[debris4spike]

Thanks - 15 years ago it was one of the dishes from the American tracking station that blew down.

The lock gates last went in 1904!

[deborahw37.livejournal.com]

Wow

To knock that off it's hinges must have taken some wild water!

[debris4spike]

Yes - I was stunned when I saw it (before the cranes got there) - raised up slightly and twisted ... still last time it happened in 1904, so I suppose every 100+ years won't put the insurance up too much (LOL)!!!!

[laura-writes.livejournal.com]

wow! I didn't know you lived so near the ocean. Atlantic? I must've missed your location completely. Feel free to laugh at me if you're actually near a lake... lol

That is a beautiful picture, whatever else its function is. =)

[debris4spike]

No - you are right Bude is on the West Coast of Cornwall - and these are lock gates into The Atlantic Ocean. We have the remains of a man-made canal and the lock gates are for ships to get in and out ... if you look at my post of a couple of days ago you will see the canal, river and sea so that you can see the varying heights. - Bude

The secenery is stunning here!

[ukchrisp.livejournal.com]

Wow ! you have had it bad there - we've had some gusting winds and rain on and off the last couple of days but nothing more than we've had before, even the high tide didn't blow over the sea wall this time.

[debris4spike]

Until I heard the news I thought we were having just normal West Cornwall weather - but then this! Those gates are huge - and the last time this happened was 1904, and with them re-furbished in 2000 it was certainly some storm!

Port Gavin (up the road from Port Isaac) lost part of it's main road!