Godstow Lock
The Godstow Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire , England . It is located at Godstow between Wolvercote and Wytham on the northern edge of Oxford . The first stone lock was built in 1790 by Daniel Harris for the Thames Navigation Commission . It is the farthest upstream lock that is mechanically operated.
A weir is a little upstream and another weir is on Godstow Bridge . These weirs lead into the branch of the Wolvercote Mill Stream .
history
Before Godstow Lock was built, Godstow Bridge served as a kind of lock and it stayed that way for a while after it was completed in 1790. After the lock was built, there were complaints about the rise in the water level and the consequences for the surrounding meadows.
After the state of construction of the lock deteriorated, it was completely renovated in 1872. Traffic on the river often bypassed the lock using the river's tributary. The lock keeper's house was built around 1896 on the condition that no refreshments were sold there so as not to damage the business of The Trout Inn pub . Before the house was built, the lock keeper lived in a houseboat . The lock was last renovated in 1924.
environment
The lock is not far from Godstow Bridge and can be reached on foot from there. Next to the lock at Godstow are the ruins of the Benedictine Abbey of Godstow. Above the lock, the river becomes narrower and more winding. The Thames Path runs on the west side of the river to King's Lock .
See also
Web links
- Godstow Lock on riverthames.co.uk
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mark Davies, Catherine Robinson: A Towpath Walk in Oxford Oxford. Towpath Press, Oxford 2003, ISBN 0-9535593-1-9 , p. 94.
- ^ Fred S. Thacker: The Thames Highway. Volume II: Locks and Weirs. 1920 - 1968 reissued, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, pp. 101-103.
Coordinates: 51 ° 46 ′ 37.7 " N , 1 ° 17 ′ 53.8" W.