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The difference in height between two canals in Scotland was too great for a lock to be practical. Although not the only one of its kind, this elevator which lifts entire canal barges is one of the few where an attempt was taken to make it a piece of architecture rather than purely an engineering exercise.
April 12th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Apparently, the Falkirk Wheel cost £17.5 million, and the restoration project as a whole cost £84.5 million (of which £32 million came from National Lottery funds).