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Kennet Avon Canal Newbury to Devizes
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Contents
- NEWBURY
- Newbury Bridge No.32: Newbury Lock No.85: John Gould Memorial: West Mills Swing Bridge No.33:
- West Mills: West Mills Swing Bridge No.33: Northcroft Bridge No.34:
- Guyers Lock No.84: Enborne Bridge No.35:
- Guyers Lock No.84: Enborne Bridge No.35:
- Newbury Bypass: Higg's Lock No.83:
- Pickletimber Railway Bridge:
- Benham Bridge No.37: Benham Lock No.82:
- Hamstead Bridge No.38: Hamstead Lock No.81:
- Copse Lock No.80: Dreweat's Bridge No.39: Dreweat's Lock No.79:
- Dreweat's Lock No.79: Irish Hill:
- Shepherd's Bridge No.40:
- Kintbury Bridge No.41: Kintbury Lock No.78: Vicarage Bridge No.42:
- Orchard Meadow Bridge No.43: Brunsden Lock Bridge No.44: Brunsden Lock No.77:
- Railway Bridge No.45:
- Wire Lock Bridge No.45: Wire Lock No.76:
- Dunmill Lock Bridge No.46: Dunmill Lock No.75:
- Station Road Bridge No.48:
- Hungerford Town Bridge No.49: Hungerford Wharf: Hungerford Lock No.74: Hungerford Church Swing Bridge No.50:
- Hungerford Marsh Swing Bridge No.51: Hungerford Marsh Lock 72: Cobbler's Lock Footbridge No.52: Cobbler's Lock No.72:
- Barrackfield Swing Bridge: Railway Bridge No.54: Picketfield Lock No.71:
- Froxfield Bridge No.55: Froxfield Bottom Lock No.70: Froxfield Middle Lock No.69:
- Oakhill Down Bridge No.56: Oakhill Down Lock No.68:
- Fore Bridge No.57: Little Bedwin Footbridge: Little Bedwin Lock No.67:
- Little Bedwin Lock No.67: Little Bedwin Bridge No.58:
- Potter's Lock No.66:
- Burnt Mill Footbridge No.59: Burnt Mill Lock No.65: Bedwyn Wharf Bridge No.60:
- Bedwyn Church Bridge No.61: Bedwyn Church Lock No.64:
- Mill Bridge No.62: Beech Tree Walk Bridge No.98: Beech Grove Lock No.63: New Bridge No.99:
- Crofton Lock No.62: Crofton Crossing Bridge No.100: Crofton Lock No.61: Crofton Lock No.60: Wilton Water: Crofton Pumping Station: Crofton Lock No.59:
- Freewarren Bridge No.101: Sam Farmer Lock No.58: Crofton Lock No.57: Crofton Lock No.56:
- Wolfhall Fields Bridge No.102: Crofton Top Lock No.55: Wolfhall Bridge No.103:
- Bruce Tunnel:
- Burbage Wharf Bridge No.104: Burbage Wharf:
- Wootton Top - Cadley Lock No.54: Cadley Bridge No.105: Brimslade Lock No.53: Brimslade Bridge No.106:
- Brimslade Bridge No.106: Brimslade Lock No.53: Heathey Close Lock No.52: Heathey Close Bridge No.107:
- Wootton Rivers Bottom Lock No.51: Wootton Rivers Bridge No.108: Wootton Rivers Farm Bridge No.109: Carrel Crown Bridge No.110:
- New Mill Bridge No.111:
- Milkhouse Water Bridge No.112:
- Pains Bridge No.113:
- Pewsey Wharf: Pewsey Bridge No.114: Bristow Bridge No.115:
- Stowell Park Footbridge No.116: Wilcot Bridge No.117:
- Wilcot Swing Bridge No.118: Bowdens Bridge No.119:
- Wilcot Wide Water:
- Lady's or Ladies Bridge No.120:
- Woodborough Fields Bridge No.121:
- Alton Valley Bridge No.123: Honey Street Bridge No.124:
- Stanton Bridge No.125:
- England's Bridge No.126:
- All Cannings Bridge No.127: Woodway Bridge No.128:
- Allington Swing Bridge No.129:
- Allington Bridge No.130: Norton Fields Swing Bridge No.131:
- Horton Chain Bridge No.132
- Bishops Cannings Swing Bridge No.133
- Horton Bridge No.134
- Laywood Bridge No.135
- Devizes Marina
- Coate Bridge No.136: Brickham Bridge No.137:
- London Road Bridge No.138
- Park Bridge No.139: Cemetery Road Bridge No.140: Devizes Wharf:
- DEVIZES
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1976
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
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
2006
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
2008
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
View looking westwards as the canal climbs towards its summit level at Great Bedwyn.
by Dr Neil Clifton
2008
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
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
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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