Locks
There are four locks, of various sizes at the North Sea mouth of the canal: When the north canal lock was opened in 1929 it was the largest canal lock in the world.
| name | completed | dimensions (L x W x D) meters |
dimensions (L x W x D) feet |
|---|---|---|---|
| South | 1876 | 110 x 20 x 8 | 360 x 65 x 26 |
| Small | 1876 | 110 x 11 x 3.5 | 360 x 36 x 11 |
| Middle | 1896 | 225 x 25 x 10 | 738 x 82 x 33 |
| North | 1929 | 400 x 50 x 15 | 1312 x 164 x 49 |
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Famous quotes containing the word locks:
“If courtesans and strumpets were to be prosecuted with as much rigour as some silly people would have it, what locks or bars would be sufficient to preserve the honour of our wives and daughters?”
—Bernard Mandeville (1670–1733)
“Many a kiss, both odd and even;
Many a glance, too, has been sent
From out the eye, love’s firmament;
Many a jest told of the keys betraying
This night, and locks picked; yet we’re not a-Maying!”
—Robert Herrick (1591–1674)
“When the rose reigns, and locks with ointments shine,
Let rigid Cato read these lines of mine.”
—Robert Herrick (1591–1674)