A Man and His Dream
The magnificent achievement of the Peterborough Hydraulic Lift Lock in
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, owes its unique design to the vision of
one man, Richard Birdsall Rogers. It was a construction project fraught
with political conspiracies, constant court battles and labour difficulties.
In spite of setbacks, the Lift Lock construction forged ahead. Newspaper
articles declared the project necessary for both tourism and transportation
but also had substantial coverage of exploding expenses to complete the
project. Rogers lived through the scandal, suffered professional humiliation
and finally received vindication years later from all charges. |
Peterborough Hydraulic Lift Lock 1 Listen to Richard Rogers' daughter describe opening day in a 1964 interview
Trent Masonry Plans 2 |
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