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Britford Lock

Hob Uid: 1011344
Location :
Wiltshire
Britford
Grid Ref : SU1597427841
Summary : A pound lock on the Avon River Navigation. It is the only surviving lock on the Navigation and is situated on a navigation channel running from Salisbury (SU 148292) to Longford Castle (SU 17202675). The lock walls are brick built and are probably early 18th century in date, contemporary with the replacement of the original flash locks due to damage by heavy flooding. The iron sluice gates were worked by a hand ratchet and are 19th century in date.
More information : SU 159278: Britford Lock, a pound lock, is the only surviving lock on the Avon River Navigation, and is situated on a navigation channel running from Salisbury (SU 148292) to Longford Castle (SU 17202675). The lock walls are brick built and are probably early 18th century in date, contemporary with the replacement of the original flash locks due to damage by heavy flooding. The iron sluice gates were worked by a hand ratchet and are 19th century in date. (1)

Recorded by NRIM. (2)
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Source Number : 1
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Page(s) : 172-73
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Vol(s) : 65, 1970
Source Number : 2
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Source details : Recorded by DAE Cross, 20-Apr-1970, Record No.WI39
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Early C18 construction
Monument End Date : 1732
Monument Start Date : 1700
Monument Type : River Lock, Pound Lock
Evidence : Structure
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : C19
Monument End Date : 1900
Monument Start Date : 1801
Monument Type : Sluice Gate
Evidence : Structure
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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : NRI01
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 12 NE 94
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
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Activity type : DESK BASED ASSESSMENT
Start Date : 1960-01-01
End Date : 1975-12-31