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Stone indicating construction year 1738
Stone in the brick wall of the Southern lock indicating the construction year of this part of the lock 1738. ."Noorder- and Zuidersluis (Northern and Southern lock) in Schardam: over 700 years old. The Noorder- and Zuidersluis date back to the 14th century. At that time, these were still completely wooden constructions. In the 18th century the side walls were replaced by stone walls." [source: wikipedia] .Schardam, West-Friesland, North-Holland, the Netherlands
Author: Steppeland - Lutgarde De Brouwer
Steppeland
Photo size: 15.9 Mpixels (45.6 MB uncompressed) - 4823x3302 pixels (16.1x11 in / 40.8x28 cm at 300 ppi)
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