Burghfield Lock
Burghfield Lock is a
.Burghfield 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 and known as the Kennet Navigation. It has a rise/fall of 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m).[1]
The lock was restored in 1968 by a collaboration involving staff from British Waterways and volunteer labour.[2]
References
- ISBN 0-907864-97-X.
- ^ "Kennet & Avon Canal". Inland Waterways Association. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
See also
- Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal
51°25′59″N 1°01′55″W / 51.43310°N 1.03182°W