Flood at Hillmorton

Before we arrived at the bottom lock, a boater travelling in the opposite directions told us we would need our wellies because the towpath was awash. When we arrived a BW chap had just turned up and was trying to sort out the problem. He assumed that a boater had left a paddle open and the amount of water coming down from the second lock had drenched the surrounding lock and towpath. He was not best pleased as it had washed a lot of the granite stone from the path and down a culvert.

I can almost here his thoughts. He was not a happy chappie.