The Lower Lock at Duvkullen

The Lower Lock at Duvkullen

Formal name: Gustav Lagerheim (after the Head of Mechanical Engineering for the Göta Canal Company between 1820 and 1845)
Year of construction: 1832
Technical facts: This is a single lock with a rise of 2.3 metres. It is currently operated using hydraulics, but remained manual up until 1978.

Product description

The stone lock keeper’s house seen here today at the lower Duvkullen lock was built in 1899. Before that, an older house stood here. This house was later moved to Magasingatan in Söderköping where it stands to this day.