Romney Lock
The Romney Lock is a lock in the Thames near Windsor and Eton in England . The lock is on Romney Island . The first lock was built in 1798 by the Thames Navigation Commission .
The weir and connects to Cutler's Ait . In 2011, a 200 kW hydroelectric power station was installed on it to provide electricity for Windsor Castle .
history
A lock was first proposed in this area in 1774, but it was to be built further upstream at Firework Ait . However, nothing happened until the oak lock was built at the current location. No weir was built due to protests. Ships had to pay a fee even if they bypassed the lock. One year after the lock was built, a weir was considered unavoidable and built accordingly. The lock was renewed in 1869 by the Thames Conservancy and the weir was moved further upstream at the beginning of the 20th century. The lock was revised again in 1979/80.
The river above the lock
Upstream of the lock is the Windsor Bridge . Firework Ait and Deadwater Ait follow . The Windsor Railway Bridge , built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel , crosses the river at Baths Island , then the Queen Elizabeth Bridge is reached. The Cuckoo Weir Stream is a tributary of the Thames at Queen Elizabeth Bridge and the Clewer Mill Stream flows into the river here. Eventually the Boveney Lock is reached.
The Thames Path leads from the lock to Windsor, where it crosses the Windsor Bridge and then runs on this side to Boveney Lock.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Innogy Plc Plan for Hydro-Electric Scheme at Romney Lock, Windsor on The Royal Windsor website , accessed February 14, 2016.
- ↑ The Queen demonstrates her power. In: The Daily Telegraph November 23, 2013, accessed February 14, 2016.
- ^ Fred S. Thacker: The Thames Highway. Volume II: Locks and Weirs. 1920 - 1968 reissued , David & Charles, Newton Abbot, ISBN 0-7153-4233-9 .
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Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 29.2 " N , 0 ° 36 ′ 15.1" W.