Hambleden Lock
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The Hambleden Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England . It was built in 1773 by the Thames Navigation Commission . The name refers to the place Hambleden , which is about 1.5 km north of the lock.
There is a footbridge across the weir , which to the village of Mill End in Buckinghamshire leads. There lies the Hambleden Mill .
history
The Hambleden Mill is mentioned in the Domesday Book , which suggests that there was also a weir here. There is a mention of the year 1338 of the weir with a winch to the boats against the current through the floodgate to draw. The lock was one of the first to be built after the reorganization of navigation on the Thames in 1770. In 1777 a small brick house was built and Caleb Gould became the lock keeper. He held this position for 59 years and was succeeded by his son.
The existence of the lock and the winch is reported until the middle of the 19th century. The shipping route that bypasses the weir was deepened in 1825. The lock was completely renovated in 1870 after years of complaints about its condition. In 1884 a new weir was built and, following complaints from the public, a footbridge was installed that restored the old right of way. In 1994 the lock was renovated.
The river above the lock
After an arch in the river you reach Temple Island, the starting point of the Henley Royal Regatta . This is followed by Henley on Thames and the Henley Bridge as well as the Rod Eyot and finally the Marsh Lock .
The Thames Path runs in Berkshire to Henley Bridge and then crosses the bridge, from where it continues to Marsh Lock in Oxfordshire .
Use by kayaks and canoes
Kayaks and canoes have been using the weir for training purposes since the 1940s . A concrete ramp at an angle of 16 degrees is attached to each of the four passages. There is a steel plate on this ramp that can be adjusted pneumatically at an angle of 16 degrees according to the ramp up to around 28 degrees.
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 ° 33 ′ 42.6 " N , 0 ° 52 ′ 29.2" W.