Aldermaston Lock
Aldermaston Lock | |
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51°24′01″N 1°08′15″W / 51.4002°N 1.1374°W | |
Waterway | Kennet and Avon Canal |
Country | England |
County | Berkshire |
Maintained by | Canal & River Trust |
Operation | manual |
First built | 1718-1723 |
Latest built | 1984 |
Fall | 8 feet 11 inches (2.72 m) |
Heritage status | grade II listed building |
Lock No 95 |
Aldermaston Lock is a
lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Aldermaston Wharf in the English county of Berkshire. It stands at the junction of the civil parishes of Padworth, Beenham and Aldermaston
.
Aldermaston Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury. It was originally turf-sided, but enlarged in the mid-eighteenth century and given scalloped brick walls. It was altered in 1984 when the walls were raised to the full height of lock as part of its restoration.[1] The original height of the scalloped walls is marked by a line of blue bricks.
It was originally called Brewhouse Lock because Strange's Brewery stood beside it.[2]
Along with the length of the canal, the lock is the responsibility of the Canal & River Trust. It has a rise/fall of 8 feet 11 inches (2.72 m).[3]
It is a grade II
tea room
.
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Top gates and scalloped lock walls.
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A boat leaving the bottom of the lock.
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View of the lock and former wharf area
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Aldermaston Lock in 1975 before restoration.
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Lift Bridge near Aldermaston Lock.
See also
- Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal
References
- ^ a b "Aldermaston Lock". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2006.
- ^ Site information board.
- ISBN 0-907864-97-X.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aldermaston Lock.
- Aldermaston Lock on www.tonycanalpics.co.uk