Monkey Marsh Lock

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The unusual Monkey Marsh Lock on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Thatcham, the bridge in the distance leading to Thatcham railway station level crossing. Monkey-Marsh-lock-by-John-Lloyd.jpg
The unusual Monkey Marsh Lock on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Thatcham, the bridge in the distance leading to Thatcham railway station level crossing.

Monkey Marsh Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Thatcham, Berkshire, England.

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Monkey Marsh Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury. The canal is administered by Canal & River Trust. The lock has a rise/fall of 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m). [1]

One of only two remaining working examples of turf sided locks on the canal (the other being Garston Lock [2] ) of more than a dozen originally, Monkey Marsh Lock is listed as an ancient monument by English Heritage [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Pearson, Michael (2003). Kennet & Avon Middle Thames:Pearson's Canal Companion. Rugby: Central Waterways Supplies. ISBN   0-907864-97-X.
  2. ↑ Shead, Jim. "All Change for the K&A". Waterways Information. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Waterways Guide 7: River Thames & the Southern Waterways. Nicholson. 2006. ISBN   978-0-00-721115-9.
  4. ↑ "MONKEY MARSH LOCK". Arts and Humanities Data Service. Retrieved 14 June 2009.

See also

Next lock upstream River Kennet / Kennet and Avon Canal Next lock downstream
Widmead Lock Monkey Marsh Lock
Grid reference: SU522662 		Colthrop Lock

Coordinates: 51°23′33″N1°14′52″W / 51.3926°N 1.2479°W / 51.3926; -1.2479


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