Grafton Lock
The Grafton Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire , England . It is located on the north side of the river between the towns of Kelmscott and Radcot , about 1.6 km south of the hamlet of Grafton . The lock was built in 1896 by the Thames Conservancy .
The weir is on the other side of the lock island.
history
It was at this point before a weir and a floodgate that as Day's Weir , East Weir , New Lock Weir or Lower Hart's Weir was known.
The Thames Conservancy removed the weir in 1869. The first plans for a lock were made in 1892.
The river above the lock
Upstream of the lock, the Eaton Footbridge crosses the river. At this point there are jetties, which testify that there was a weir and a lock called Hart's Weir at this point until 1936 .
The Thames Path runs on the north side of the river to Buscot Lock .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Fred S. Thacker: The Thames Highway. Volume II: Locks and Weirs. 1920 - 1968 reissued, David & Charles, Newton Abbot. P. 50.
Coordinates: 51 ° 41 ′ 28.3 " N , 1 ° 36 ′ 31.3" W.