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lock keeper

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lock keeper
The box on a doorjamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes.


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Listen out for the solemn tale of the cranes at the docklands, which dipped as if bowing at Churchill's funeral; the humorous (and fictional) account of Three Men and the Dog Montmorency on a boat trip plus a sketch which will show people just how important, and dangerous, the job of a lock keeper can be
The golden rules are to approach the lock slowly, take a firm hold of the ropes as your boat sinks or rises, then finally, smile and wave at the lock keeper.
Lock keeper Ian Trevor said: "The boat was untied on Friday night and it drifted - it got stuck under the bridge and as the water levels rose it just sank.
 
 
 
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