Sunday, October 09, 2005

Whitsunday Pie Lock

Whitsunday Pie Lock is the highest wide lock on the Chesterfield Canal
This lock was said to have got its name because a local woman baked a huge pie one Whit Sunday for the navvies who had just completed the lock. However, some recently discovered maps spoil this good old story by showing a Whitsunday Pie field. The maps were drawn centuries before the canal existed!

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