Heybridge Basin (Cannibal Island)

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The rebuilding of the lock gates in 1989

Because of the very wide load, vehicle recovery trucks with the help of the police were used to clear the route through the village to the Basin.

(above) John Ashby from Ulting, transporting the new lock gate (a very wide load) is in the distance at the corner by the church. A recovery truck is about to remove a car from outside one of the cottages on the right.

(above) waiting for the police to clear more vehicles from between the car park corner and the 'Jolly Sailor'.

(above & below) negotiating the car park corner.

(above) negotiating the corner by the 'Jolly Sailor'.

(above) negotiating the corner by 'The Old Ship'.

(above & below) parked at the destination by the lock

(above) John Ashby removing the over-length signs

(above) the crane moving in to position to begin the unload of the gates.

(above & below) the crane moving the gates ready for the work of installation.

(above) picture taken from up high in the upper boat yard of 'Hartley & Brookes'.