Sonning Lock
The Sonning Lock is a lock on the River Thames at Sonning in Berkshire , England . It is located a little above the Sonning Bridge , from where it is easy to reach. The first lock was built in 1773 by the Thames Navigation Commission and then renewed three times. The weir is a little above the lock, where the Sonning Backwater separates from the river.
history
A weir near Sonning is first recorded in the 15th century owned by the Blunte family . It also included a mill and fish traps . The lock was replaced in 1773. This was the furthest upstream lock built after the reorganization of shipping on the Thames in 1770. The lock was commissioned in 1771, but it took two years to complete. Spruce was used for the first construction, but it quickly rotted and was replaced by oak in 1787 . Further repairs were carried out in 1827, and the old lock was put back into operation. The lock keeper's house was also built at this time.
James Sadler was the lock keeper from 1845 to 1878. Sadler also wrote poetry on the River Thames and his poem The Thames from Oxford to Windsor is a rhyming list of locks, bridges and places on the river.
In 1868 new construction work was carried out on the lock and the weir was renewed in 1898. Further construction work on the lock was carried out in 1905.
The River Kennet flows into the Thames at Reading. Heron Island and View Island lie in the river before Caversham Lock is reached.
The Thames Path runs all the way to Caversham Lock on the south side of the Thames. He crosses the River Kennet on Horseshoe Bridge, which is attached to Isambard Kingdom Brunel's railway bridge on the Great Western Railway .
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 ° 28 ′ 0.5 ″ N , 0 ° 56 ′ 9.8 ″ W.