Kelston Lock
Kelston Lock is a
, England.The Bristol Avon Navigation, which runs the 15 miles (24 km) from the Kennet and Avon Canal at Hanham Lock to the Bristol Channel at Avonmouth, was constructed between 1724 and 1727,[1] following legislation passed by Queen Anne,[2][3] by a company of proprietors and the engineer John Hore of Newbury. The first cargo of 'Deal boards, Pig-Lead and Meal' arrived in Bath in December 1727.[4] The navigation is now administered by the Canal & River Trust.
Above and below the lock and weir are permanent moorings. The Riverside Inn and Saltford Marina are also close by.
A branch of the river runs behind "Brass Mill Island", named for the
See also
- Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal
51°24′02″N 2°26′56″W / 51.4006°N 2.4488°W
References
- ^ "Bristol Avon Navigation". Inland Waterways Association. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ "Navigation of the river Avon". Bristol History.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2006.
- ^ Priestley, Joseph (1831). . Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers, Canals, and Railways, of Great Britain. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green – via Wikisource.
- ISBN 9780948975158.
- ISBN 978-0239001818.
- ISBN 9780948975158.