Iven Holt opens the gate release board and millers’ water receipts at the South Canal sluice house. Before anyone changes a mark, the crew checks the downstream clock runs slow when its iron casing is cold. The high summer period sets the pace of the work.
The page holds 72 release minutes recorded at the lower gate. Iven Holt reads the preceding count, 78, before the next line is entered. A number without a date would not tell the next crew what changed.
Millers use the gate clock to plan a shift. Canal crews compare it with the marked level on the stone wall. Here the difference is visible between the posted rule and the route, service or shift just beyond the door.
Anew review window opens with a dated question and a named clerk. The Year first, high summer window 1 file remains open for its scheduled decision. The canal crew will post a checked clock reading beside each release.
The shift closes with the source page attached to the board. The next file uses a new date and scope.
