Sulhamstead Lock
Berkshire, England water lock
51°25′29″N 1°05′05″W / 51.42469°N 1.0848°W / 51.42469; -1.0848
River Thames
Sulhamstead Lock is a lock on the River Kennet to the east of Sulhamstead in the English county of Berkshire.
Sulhamstead Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury, and this stretch of the river is now administered by the Canal & River Trust as part of the Kennet Navigation. It has a change in level of 4 ft 1 in (1.24 m).[1] The lock is 6 mi 5 furlongs (11 km) from the confluence with the River Thames.[2]
The lock was rebuilt in 1966 by a collaboration involving staff from British Waterways and volunteer labour.[3]
References
- ^ Pearson, Michael (2003). Kennet & Avon Middle Thames:Pearson's Canal Companion. Rugby: Central Waterways Supplies. ISBN 0-907864-97-X.
- ^ McKnight, Hugh (1975). The Shell Book of Inland Waterways (1978 ed.). London: Book Club Associates. p. 309.
- ^ "Kennet & Avon Canal". Inland Waterways Association. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
See also
Next lock upstream | River Kennet / Kennet and Avon Canal | Next lock downstream |
Tyle Mill Lock | Sulhamstead Lock Grid reference: SU637698 | Sheffield Lock |
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- Notes: 1 Administered by the Environment Agency
- 2 Proposed or abandoned
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