Radcot Lock
The Radcot Lock is a lock in the River Thames at Radcot , in Oxfordshire , England . It can be reached on foot from the south end of the Radcot Bridge .
The lock was in 1892 by the Thames Conservancy on the site of an old weir and floodgate built. The weir is on the other side of the lock island.
history
There was a weir at this point known as Clarke's Weir or Becks Weir or Bucks Weir . The weir was removed in 1868 when the river was widened. A new lock and weir were proposed in 1891 and built the following year.
The river above the lock
First you reach the Radcot Bridge. After that, the river makes a sharp turn called Hell's Turn or Hell Gut . This is followed by a place in the river called Schoolmaster's Hole .
The Thames Path runs along the lock and changes at the Radcot Brige to the opposite northern side of the river to Grafton Lock .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Fred S. Thacker: The Thames Highway. Volume II: Locks and Weirs. 1920 - 1968 reissued, David & Charles, Newton Abbot.
Coordinates: 51 ° 41 ′ 29 " N , 1 ° 35 ′ 17.4" W.