A vintage photograph shows a long, flat canal barge moving into a lock on a tree‑lined waterway. Three people stand on the towpath and the barge, guiding it into place. The barge’s bow displays painted text reading “WILLIAM STEVENS AND SONS.” A dog stands at the edge of the towpath near the lock. In the background, a pair of horses are harnessed and standing beside the canal, suggesting they were used to tow the barge. The lock gates and calm water extend into the distance, with dense trees and vegetation on both sides.
#ThrowbackThursday Approaching Coxes Lock Mill #Addlestone c.1940
An iron mill was 1st built here on #Wey Navigation 1776/77. Making of iron stopped c.1829 Subsequent use as a silk mill & more extensively as a corn/flour mill. Mill rebuilt1900 & closed 1983 & redeveloped as residential properties
