Description

DAVENHAM C.P. WEAVER NAVIGATION
SJ 67 SW
1/42 Lock, lock gates and
swing-bridge, forming
Large Lock, Vale Royal
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G.V. II
Lock.c.1890. Red sandstone and limestone ashlar with wooden lock gates
and wood and iron swing-bridge. Rectangular lock with three sets of
two lock gates with swing bridge. Red sandstone walls with slightly
projecting limestone ashlar bands and quoins to sides of the lock
gates. The swing bridge is to the south of centre and has a platform
of wooden planks and balustrade of steel beams. Each lock gate is
connected to a Pelton water turbine mechanism which opens the gate and
there are water levelling mechanisms and mechanically controlled jets
of water for cleaning rubbish from behind the lock gates. The lock
gates all have walkways to their tops with tubular steel handrails.
The lock was designed to accommodate one barge hauling three in line
when the central gates are open.

Listing NGR: SJ6404270354

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26615283

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Recommended Books

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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)