Caversham Lock
The Caversham Lock is a lock on the Thames at Reading , in Berkshire , England . It was attached to De Bohun Island , which is why it is colloquially called Lock Island . The lock was built in 1778 by the Thames Navigation Commission . The weir at the lock and other weirs on View Island and Heron Island will create a complete complex of weirs. A bridge connects all three islands and connects Lower Caversham to Reading.
The island has a lock keeper's house, crane, boat repair shop and boathouse that are used by the Environment Agency and the police.
history
A weir, a mill and a ferry, as well as a water lock, are first mentioned here in 1493 when they were transferred to Notley Abbey . The lock was built in 1778, but a long-promised lock keeper's house was not built until 1819. The construction of a swing bridge above the lock, planned by Reading Corporation in 1871 , was not implemented. The lock was renewed in 1875.
The river above the lock
Reading Bridge and Fry's Island are located above the lock . The Caversham Bridge via Pipers Iceland . Beyond Caversham is St Mary's Island . This is followed by the islands of Appletree Eyot and Poplar Island . During the Reading Festival , the Reading Festival Bridge will be built over the river near Caversham Bridge .
The Thames Path runs on the south bank of the river to Mapledurham Lock . There is a footpath on the north side of the river between Reading Bridge and Caversham Bridge.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Fred S. Thacker: The Thames Highway. Volume II: Locks and Weirs. 1920 - 1968 reissued, David & Charles, Newton Abbot.
Coordinates: 51 ° 27 '38.6 " N , 0 ° 57' 50.7" W.