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'''Grafton Lock''' is a ] on the ] in England on the northern bank between ] and ] ]. The lock was built by the ] in 1896. '''Grafton Lock''' is a ] on the ] in ], England. It is on the northern bank between ] and ], about {{convert|1|mi}} south of the hamlet of ]. The lock was built by the ] in 1896.


The weir is on the other side of the lock island at the upstream end. The weir is on the other side of the lock island at the upstream end.
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==History== ==History==

There was previously a weir with a ] on the site known variously as Day's, East, New Lock or Lower Hart's. The name Lower Hart's was to avoid confusion with another Hart's Weir upstream which was eventually replaced by ] in 1936. There was previously a weir with a ] on the site known variously as Day's, East, New Lock or Lower Hart's. The name Lower Hart's was to avoid confusion with another Hart's Weir upstream which was eventually replaced by ] in 1936.


The Thames Conservancy removed the weir in 1869, and the first suggestion for a permanent pound lock was made in 1892, four years before it opened.<ref>Fred. S. Thacker ''The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs'' 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles</ref> The Thames Conservancy removed the weir in 1869, and the first suggestion for a permanent pound lock was made in 1892, four years before it opened.{{sfn|Thacker|1968|p=50}}


==Access to the lock== ==Access to the lock==
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==Reach above the lock== ==Reach above the lock==

On the southern bank the river passes ]. On the north bank is Kelmscott and ], the country retreat of ]. On the southern bank the river passes ]. On the north bank is Kelmscott and ], the country retreat of ].


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The ''']''' follows the northern bank to Buscot Lock. The ''']''' follows the northern bank to Buscot Lock.


== See also == ==See also==
* ] * ]


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==Sources==
⚫ == External links ==
*{{cite book |last=Thacker |first=Fred. S. |year=1968 |origyear=1920 |title=The Thames Highway |volume=II: Locks and Weirs |place=Newton Abbott |publisher=] |id=SBN 7153-4233-9 |pages=13, 45, 49–52, 84}}

⚫ ==External links==
* at thames.me.uk * at thames.me.uk
* at geograph.org.uk * at geograph.org.uk
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] ]
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Revision as of 08:27, 4 April 2015

Grafton Lock
Grafton Lock
WaterwayRiver Thames
CountyOxfordshire
Maintained byEnvironment Agency
OperationManual
First built1896
Length34.59 m (113 ft 6 in)
Width4.59 m (15 ft 1 in)
Fall1.11 m (3 ft 8 in)
Above sea level223'
Distance to
Teddington Lock		118 miles
Grafton Lock
Legend
River Thames
Buscot Lock and weirs
footbridge
moorings
Eaton Footbridge
moorings
Grafton Lock & weir
River Thames

Grafton Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It is on the northern bank between Kelmscott and Radcot, about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the hamlet of Grafton. The lock was built by the Thames Conservancy in 1896.

The weir is on the other side of the lock island at the upstream end.

Grafton Lock Meadow at the lock is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

History

There was previously a weir with a flash lock on the site known variously as Day's, East, New Lock or Lower Hart's. The name Lower Hart's was to avoid confusion with another Hart's Weir upstream which was eventually replaced by Eaton Footbridge in 1936.

The Thames Conservancy removed the weir in 1869, and the first suggestion for a permanent pound lock was made in 1892, four years before it opened.

Access to the lock

The lock can be reached on foot along the river or by road on a turning off Langley Lane which connects to the A4095.

Reach above the lock

On the southern bank the river passes Eaton Hastings. On the north bank is Kelmscott and Kelmscott Manor, the country retreat of William Morris.

Further upstream the river is crossed by Eaton Footbridge There are moorings at this point reflecting the history of the site which had a weir and flash lock until 1936.

The Thames Path follows the northern bank to Buscot Lock.

See also

Next lock upstream River Thames Next lock downstream
Buscot Lock
5.37 km (3.34 mi) 		Grafton Lock
Grid reference: SU271992 		Radcot Lock
2.98 km (1.85 mi)

References

  1. ^ "Environment Agency Dimensions of locks on the River Thames". web page. Environmental Agency. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012. Dimensions given in metres
  2. Thacker 1968, p. 50.
  3. ^ "Environment Agency Distances between locks on the River Thames". web page. Environmental Agency. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012. Dimensions given in metres

Sources

  • Thacker, Fred. S. (1968) . The Thames Highway. Vol. II: Locks and Weirs. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. pp. 13, 45, 49–52, 84. SBN 7153-4233-9.

External links

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