Sulhamstead Lock

Berkshire, England water lock

51°25′29″N 1°05′05″W / 51.42469°N 1.0848°W / 51.42469; -1.0848WaterwayRiver KennetCountryEnglandCountyBerkshireMaintained byCanal & River TrustOperationManualFirst built1718–1723Latest built1966Fall4 ft 1 in (1.24 m)Distance to
River Thames6 mi 5 furlongs (11 km)

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]


Sulhamstead Manually Operated Swing Bridge

References

  1. ^ Pearson, Michael (2003). Kennet & Avon Middle Thames:Pearson's Canal Companion. Rugby: Central Waterways Supplies. ISBN 0-907864-97-X.
  2. ^ McKnight, Hugh (1975). The Shell Book of Inland Waterways (1978 ed.). London: Book Club Associates. p. 309.
  3. ^ "Kennet & Avon Canal". Inland Waterways Association. Retrieved 17 May 2011.

See also

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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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