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HER Number	MWB5862
Record Type	Monument
Name	HAMSTEAD LOCK (Lock 81)

Grid Reference	SU 423 670
Map Sheet	SU46NW
Parish	Hamstead Marshall, West Berkshire
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Summary

LISTED GRADE II. CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1794 AND 1797

Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status

Listed Building (II) 1136141: HAMSTEAD BRIDGE AND HAMSTEAD LOCK AT SU 424671
Conservation Area: Marsh Benham

Other Statuses and Cross-References

Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05050.54.000

Monument Type(s):

CANAL LOCK (18th century - 1794 AD to 1797 AD)

Full Description

BRICK CHAMBER WITH TWO SETS OF WOODEN DOUBLE GATES. TOP GATES WITH MECHANICAL GROUND PADDLE GEARING, BOTTOM GATES WITH HYDRAULIC GATE PADDLE GEARING. HAMSTEAD BRIDGE IS INTEGRAL.

When the Newbury to Kintbury section of the Kennet and Avon Canal was reopened on 20 May 1972, the celebrations took place at Hampstead Lock <9>.

Sources and further reading

<01>	Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006]
<02>	Clew, K R. 1973. The Kennet & Avon Canal. [Monograph / SWB6828]
<03>	Clew, K R & The Kennet & Avon Canal Trust Ltd. 1974. The Kennet & Avon Canal Guide. Number One - Historical Background. [Unpublished document / SWB14604]
<04>	Pattray Publications. 1974. Map of the Kennet & Avon Canal - Reading to Hungerford. One inch to the mile. Lock No 81. [Map / SWB14605]
<05>	Russell, J. 1997. The Kennet & Avon Canal - A journey from Newbury to Bath in 1964. [Monograph / SWB14609]
<06>	Lindley-Jones, P. 2002. Restoring the Kennet & Avon Canal. [Monograph / SWB147997]
<07>	Berry, W. 2009. The Kennet and Avon Navigation - A History. [Monograph / SWB147998]
<08>	Stokes, P. 2000?. Hamstead Marshall - Gazetteer. http://www.hamsteadmarshall.net/index.htm. [Website / SWB148950] http://www.hamsteadmarshall.net/gazetteer.pdf (Accessed 23/01/2019)
<09>	Young, N. 2015. Newbury 365. [Monograph / SWB149295]

Related Monuments

MWB5758	KENNET & AVON CANAL - General record (Monument)
MWB5860	Hamstead Canal Bridge (Bridge 68), Marsh Benham (Monument)

Associated Excavations and Fieldwork

None recorded

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