Pinkhill Lock
The Pink Hill Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England . It is located near Farmoor in Oxfordshire .
The first lock was designed by Daniel Harris for the Thames Navigation Commission in 1791 .
history
The lock is named after a farm nearby. It is located on the site of a weir with a floodgate belonged to Lord Harcourt. The lock is one of the first systems of the “Thames Navigation Commission” and, like the St John's Lock, was built by J. Nock. It was partially renewed in 1877 and a lock keeper's house was also planned at that time. Until then, the lock keeper lived in Eynsham and was responsible for the entire section from Newbridge to King's Weir . The river was straightened below the lock in 1899 and some renovations were made to the lock. The stone lock keeper's house dates from 1932.
Access to the lock
The lock can be reached from Farmoor on foot or, with a permit, by vehicle. The weir with a public footbridge is on the other side of the island. The section of the river with the weir is also known as Luck's Hole or Lot's Hole .
The river above the lock
The river passes Bablock Hythe , where there was a ferry. This stretch of river is described by Matthew Arnold in his poem Scholar Gipsy .
The Thames Path leads through the lock gates to the northwest side of the river and to Stanton Harcourt . It returns to the river at Bablock Hythe and then runs along it to Northmoor Lock .
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Howard Colvin: A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840. Yale University Press, New Haven 1997, ISBN 0-300-07207-4 , p. 484.
- ^ Fred S. Thacker: The Thames Highway. Volume II: Locks and Weirs. 1920 - 1968 reissued, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, pp. 90–93.
- ^ The Scholar-Gipsy by Matthew Arnold. poetryfoundation.org, accessed January 18, 2016 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ′ 40.2 " N , 1 ° 21 ′ 46.6" W.