Iffley Lock
The Iffley Lock is a lock in the Thames in England near the town of Iffley in Oxfordshire . It is on the southern edge of Oxford . The first lock was built by the Oxford-Burcot Commission in 1631. The Thames Navigation Commission replaced it in 1793. The lock has rollers to move punts and rowing boats around the lock.
In addition to the lock arm and the weir arm of the river, there is another arm further east, which was the Mühlkanal .
The weir is located downstream of the lock, where the Mühlkanal opens.
history
The Lincoln College has had since 1302 a weir, and this may have involved the bridge that is mentioned earlier. The Iffley Lock was located furthest upstream floodgate , which was built by the Oxford Burcot Commission 1,631th In 1790, the Thames Commissioners took over Iffley Lock and Sandford Lock and a lock on Swift Ditch .
With the renewal of Iffley Lock in 1793, the lock keeper was instructed to collect a fee from all punts , pleasure boats, skiffs and wherries from Sixpence for punts and skiffs and a shilling for boats with four oars. Access to the lock was difficult. A large boat on the way had to be steered backwards into the lock and its mast lowered. The lock was rebuilt and enlarged in 1802 and 1806. The stone lock house was built in 1810.
In 1826 it was ordered that no boat should pass the lock during services.
In the mid-19th century there were water level issues and it was reported that cows and horses were occasionally driven into the water to create sufficient draft below the lock. The lock was rebuilt in 1866, and ten years later it was blamed for causing flooding in Oxford. Around 1885 the Thames Conservancy planned to remove the lock, but after numerous petitions it was preserved. The last renovation took place in 1927.
The lock can be reached on foot on the west side of the river from Donnington Bridge .
The river above the lock
The University of Oxford's boathouses are on the north side of the river. This section of the river is used for rowing and is the venue for the summer regattas Torpids and Summer Eights .
The Thames Path runs on the west side of the river to Osney Lock .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Fred. S. Thacker: The Thames Highway. Volume II: Locks and Weirs. 1920. (Reissued 1968 by David & Charles, ISBN 0-7153-4233-9 ) OCLC 55209571
Coordinates: 51 ° 43 ′ 45.1 ″ N , 1 ° 14 ′ 24.5 ″ W.