Burghfield Lock

Coordinates: 51°25′59″N 1°01′55″W / 51.43310°N 1.03182°W / 51.43310; -1.03182
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Burghfield Lock

Burghfield Lock is a

lock on the River Kennet at Burghfield in the English county of Berkshire
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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

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  2. ^ "Kennet & Avon Canal". Inland Waterways Association. Retrieved 17 May 2011.

See also

  • Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal
Next lock upstream River Kennet / Kennet and Avon Canal Next lock downstream
Garston Lock Burghfield Lock
Grid reference: SU674709
Southcote Lock

51°25′59″N 1°01′55″W / 51.43310°N 1.03182°W / 51.43310; -1.03182