This is the wall with chains that you have to cling too to wait if the lock is not in your favour on your way downstream.
The flood defences were not quite finished when we passed Upton on Severn, neither were there any mooring spaces.
We noticed the muddy mark along the banks where the Severn had risen right up during the rainy season of June. There were tree trunks and branches piled up in some places en-route too.
We waited a while at Diglis River Lock, then the gates on the right opened and we got the green light.
Phew, back onto the canal system safely after a good journey up the Severn. There were only a few spectators as we entered the locks below Worcester after a long day.
It took higher engine revs and longer to travel against the flow of the water than it did on the downstream journey.
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