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1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
SU3268


Hungerford Marsh Swing Bridge No.51: Hungerford Marsh Lock 72: Cobbler's Lock Footbridge No.52: Cobbler's Lock No.72:

SU32682005 SU3268 : Cobblers Lock, on the Kennet and Avon canal. by Martyn Pattison
2010 SU3268 : Hungerford - Kennet And Avon Canal by Chris Talbot
2010 SU3268 : Hungerford - Kennet And Avon Canal by Chris Talbot
2010 SU3268 : Broad and Narrow by Des Blenkinsopp
2012 SU3268 : Cobbler's Lock No 72 by Gillie Rhodes
2016 SU3268 : Lock, Kennet & Avon Canal by N Chadwick
2013 SU3268 : The Orange Way after Wiltshire (8) by Shazz


1976
SU3268 : Hungerford Marsh Lock No 73, Kennet and Avon Canal by Dr Neil Clifton
West of Hungerford, the Kennet and Avon begins to rise more steeply, with locks coming at frequent intervals towards the summit at Great Bedwyn.
by Dr Neil Clifton


2008
SU3268 : Freeman's Marsh by Graham Horn
The Kennet and Avon Canal crosses Freeman's Marsh to the west of Hungerford. It bisected the marsh when built in 1795. To the north, right, the marsh is a rural water meadow, through which the River Dun flows, and classified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The area to the south, left, is open grass land. The marsh is common land owned by the Manor and Town of Hungerford (these days a registered charity).
by Graham Horn


2010
SU3268 : Hungerford Marsh Lock  by Mike Todd
Lock 73 on Kennet and Avon - known as Hungerford Marsh Lock
by Mike Todd


2006
SU3268 : The Kennet and Avon Canal, Hungerford by Andrew Smith
Looking east from Marsh Lock. Freeman's Marsh, on either side, is grazed by cattle. A swing bridge at the lock allows passage (including bovine) across. despite appearances the town's church is to the south of the canal.
by Andrew Smith


1976
SU3268 : Hungerford Marsh Lock No 73 and Swing Bridge by Dr Neil Clifton
The water above the lock appears quite choppy in this March 1976 picture, with a typical K&A swing bridge across the lock.
by Dr Neil Clifton


2008
SU3268 : Marsh Lock, number 73 by Graham Horn
This is an unusual but logical arrangement where the swingbridge goes over the lock, thus saving the boatmen from stopping twice. Just remember to open the swingbridge before you fill the lock. It is necessary because a number of footpaths converge here, from various parts of the surrounding common land, Freeman's Marsh.
The 1:50K map struggles to show the location clearly, presumably because they need to keep the lock and bridge symbols separate. The 1:25K is better.
by Graham Horn


2008
SU3268 : Marsh Lock by Graham Horn
The OS 1:50K map shows it wrong; the swing bridge across the canal sits exactly on top of the lock. Thus lock users have to open the swing bridge before allowing a boat to rise in the lock. It is the meeting point of several footpaths across the marsh and therefore a very popular spot, as can be seen by the hordes of people in my picture.
by Graham Horn


2008
SU3268 : Marsh Lock, number 73 by Graham Horn
This lock is in the middle of Freeman's Marsh (common land) with a swing bridge over the lock. The stop post for the swing bridge can be seen in the grass.
by Graham Horn


2008
SU3268 : Where next? by Graham Horn
Although Freeman's Marsh is open access land, there are a number of defined footpaths, which are generally easier to follow. They all converge on the swing bridge over the canal at Marsh Lock, hence the proliferation of signs. Also seen is an old three-ton weight limit sign.
by Graham Horn

It is the weight limit that is three tons not the sign.

2008
SU3268 : Cobbler's Lock, number 72 by Graham Horn
This lock is at the western end of Freeman's Marsh, an area of common land owned by the Town and Manor of Hungerford. I have not been able to find out the origin of the name of the lock. The lock cottage and this house are the only two houses on the marsh.
by Graham Horn


1976
SU3268 : Cobbler's Lock, Kennet and Avon Canal by Dr Neil Clifton
View looking westwards as the canal climbs towards its summit level at Great Bedwyn.
by Dr Neil Clifton


2008
SU3268 : Cobbler's Lock by Graham Horn
Lock 72 on the Kennet and Avon Canal. All the books are remarkably quiet about how this lock got its name, but it certainly used not to have the snigger value that mentioning its name provokes today. The lock cottage is now a private residence and the lock is to be left empty because otherwise their cellar has a flooding problem.
by Graham Horn


1976
SU3268 : Cobbler's Lock from the west, Kennet and Avon Canal by Dr Neil Clifton
As far west as Hungerford, the K&A follows the valley of the River Kennet, but at the latter town forsakes this valley for that of a tributary of the Kennet, the River Dun. In fact the canal crosses over the River Dun by an aqueduct just where the photographer is standing.
by Dr Neil Clifton


2008
SU3268 : River Dun Aqueduct by Graham Horn
Cruising along the Kennet and Avon Canal, most people miss this shy three-arched aqueduct. The canal crosses the river, just above Cobbler's Lock. It is worth a detour to see how it is the simple structures such as this that were needed to create a working canal.
by Graham Horn






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