Buscot Lock
The Buscot Lock is a lock on the River Thames in the English county of Gloucestershire . It is located near the town of Buscot in Oxfordshire .
The lock was built in 1790 by the Thames Navigation Commission and is the smallest in the Thames. The lock gates are operated manually by the lock keeper.
In 1979 a new unusually arched weir was built. To do this, a puncture was made on the south side of the lock. There is a National Trust picnic area by the weir . The old weir is on the north side of the lock.
history
Before the construction of the lock there was at this point a weir with a floodgate . When the lock was built, the weir was owned by E. Loveden, the owner of Buscot Park , who was a major advocate for navigation on the Thames. The lock was built by J. Nock, who also built St John's Lock at the same time . Initially, the Buscot Lock was known as the New Lock . In 1791 the lock keeper's house was built, which is modeled on a fisherman's house. The old weir was renovated in 1909 and replaced by a new weir in 1979.
The river above the lock
The Bloomers Hole Footbridge crosses the river above the lock. The River Cole empties on the south side of the river and the River Leach on the north side. The St John's Bridge is just the reach of St John's Lock.
The Thames Path runs on the north side of the river from Buscot Lock to Bloomers Hole Footbridge, where it changes to the south side.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Fred S. Thacker: The Thames Highway. Volume II: Locks and Weirs. 1920 - 1968 reissued, David & Charles, Newton Abbot.
Coordinates: 51 ° 40 ′ 52 " N , 1 ° 40 ′ 6.6" W.