 The degated lock | |
| Waterway | Kennet and Avon Canal |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| County | Berkshire |
| Maintained by | Canal & River Trust |
| First built | c. 1834 |
| Length | 80 feet (24 m) |
| Width | 14 feet (4.3 m) |
| Fall | 0 feet 0 inches (0 m) |
| Coordinates | 51°24′48″N1°06′48″W / 51.413350°N 1.113242°W Coordinates: 51°24′48″N1°06′48″W / 51.413350°N 1.113242°W |
Ufton Lock is a degated lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Padworth and Sulhamstead, Berkshire, England.
Ufton Lock was built in c. 1834, making it the last lock on the waterway to be built. [nb 1] It was engineered by John Blackwell, who had dug a new 600-yard (550 m) cut to avoid the meandering River Kennet between Padworth and Sulhamstead. [1] The lock's depth was just 1 foot 9 inches (0.53 m), [2] which was to improve the head of water at Towney Lock, 0.6 miles (0.97 km) upstream. [1] When the waterway was restored in the 1960s, restoring the shallow lock was deemed unpractical and instead the rebuilt Towney Lock was deepened to cater for the difference in level. [3] The lock gates were removed, although the chamber masonry and bollards have been retained as a landing stage for the adjacent swing bridge. [4]
The canal is now administered by the Canal & River Trust. [5]
The Kennet and Avon Canal is a waterway in southern England with an overall length of 87 miles (140 km), made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal. The name is used to refer to the entire length of the navigation rather than solely to the central canal section. From Bristol to Bath the waterway follows the natural course of the River Avon before the canal links it to the River Kennet at Newbury, and from there to Reading on the River Thames. In all, the waterway incorporates 105 locks.
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