Padworth Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Aldermaston Wharf in the civil parish of Padworth in the English county of Berkshire.
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Padworth Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury, and was originally a turf-sided lock. The lock has a rise/fall of 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m).,[1] and was totally rebuilt as a brick lock between 1982 and 1984. The canal is administered by the Canal & River Trust.
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Nearby Padworth Swing Bridge
References
edit- ^ Pearson, Michael (2003). Kennet & Avon Middle Thames:Pearson's Canal Companion. Rugby: Central Waterways Supplies. ISBN 0-907864-97-X.
External links
edit- Padworth Lock on www.tonycanalpics.co.uk
See also
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