Wed 6 May 1885
To H J Marten, civil engineer
Wolverhampton
Framilode Lock can take any boat or barge working on the River or Canal. The locks are 72 ft long and 17 ft 6 in wide with 5 ft 6 in of water, 6 ft of water on the top sills at Framilode and the depth on the bottom sills varies with the tides. Barges regularly come in and pass up to Stroud with loads of 70 to 75 tons. All the Bullo trade enters at Framilode and barges from Bristol and other ports down the Channel. Let me know if you want further information on the other locks.
