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HER Number MWB5824
Record Type Monument
Name KENNET & AVON CANAL - COLTHROP TO MONKEY MARSH LOCK

Grid Reference SU 531 663
Map Sheet SU56NW
Parish Thatcham, West Berkshire
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Summary

A section of the Kennet and Avon Canal constructed between 1718 and 1723 as part of the Kennet Navigation

Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument 1006971: MONKEY MARSH LOCK, KENNET AND AVON CANAL

Other Statuses and Cross-References

  • Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05050.35.000

Monument Type(s):

  • CANAL (18th century - 1718 AD to 1723 AD)

Full Description

CANAL BUILT 1718 TO 1723, THIS SECTION ALL CANAL CUT.

Sources and further reading

<01>Dalby, L J. 1973. The Kennet Navigation. [Unpublished document / SWB14602]
<02>Clew, K R & The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust Ltd. 1974. The Kennet & Avon Canal Guide. Number One - Historical Background. [Unpublished document / SWB14604]
<03>Pattray Publications. 1974. Map of the Kennet & Avon Canal - Reading to Hungerford. One inch to the mile. [Map / SWB14605]
<04>Thatcham Vision & Thatcham Historical Society. 2009. Thatcham - an historic town in a changing world. online. p33-4. [Monograph / SWB147814]
<05>Lindley-Jones, P. 2002. Restoring the Kennet & Avon Canal. [Monograph / SWB147997]
<06>Berry, W. 2009. The Kennet and Avon Navigation - A History. [Monograph / SWB147998]
<07>Clew, K R. 1973. The Kennet & Avon Canal. [Monograph / SWB6828]

Related Monuments

MWB5758KENNET & AVON CANAL - General record (Monument)
MWB5823COLTHROP LOCK (Lock 91) (Monument)
MWB1502Monkey Marsh Lock (Lock 90) (Monument)

Associated Excavations and Fieldwork

  • None recorded