Blake's Lock
The Blake's Lock is a lock in the River Kennet in Reading , Berkshire , England . It lies in the short section of the river that is considered part of the Thames and is managed by the Environment Agency .
history
The first 1.5 km of the River Kennet from its confluence with the Thames has been navigable since the 13th century. Blake's Lock was originally a floodgate , which under the name Brokenburglok was known. In 1404, the abbot of Reading Abbey , who controlled the River Kennet, agreed with the town's guilds to allow traffic to pass through the lock from sunrise to sunset. The fee for this was a penny. Not much had changed in 1794 when John Rennie , the builder of the Kennet and Avon Canal, described the lock as poor and uncomfortable.
The lock was rebuilt in 1802 to improve navigation from the Thames to the River Kennet. The lock is still operated by hand with wooden beams that were renewed in 2006.
Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock
Next to the lock is the Riverside Museum, which tells the story of the Kennet and Thames rivers in Reading. The museum is located in two former industrial buildings, the Screen House and the Turbine House .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Kenneth R. Clew: Wessex Waterway - A Guide to the Kennet & Avon Canal. Moonraker Press, 1978, p. 9.
- ^ A b Kenneth R. Clew: Wessex Waterway - A Guide to the Kennet & Avon Canal. Moonraker Press, 1978, p. 14.
- ↑ Blake's Lock ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , River Thames Guide.
- ↑ Michael Pearson: Kennet & Avon Middle Thames. Pearson's Canal Companion. Central Waterways Supplies, 2003.
- ^ Riverside Museum ( Memento from August 24, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 51 ° 27 '21.9 " N , 0 ° 57' 16.4" W.