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Kennet Navigation from Reading to Newbury
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Contents
- Junction with River Thames
- Blakes Lock
- High Bridge: *Brewery Gut: County Lock
- County Lock: Berkely Avenue Bridge No.7: Elgar Road
- River Kennet: A33 bridge No 9.:
- Fobney Lock
- River Kennet weir: Railway bridge: Southcote Lock:
- Online moorings
- Burghfield Island Boat Club: Burghfield Bridge No.14
- Burghfield Lock No.103
- Weir on River Kennet
- Hissey's Bridge No.17
- M4 Motorway bridge: Illegal use of towpath: Garston Lock No.102
- Sheffield Lock No.101: Theale (formerly Shenfield) Swing Bridge:
- Sulhampstead Lock No.100: Sulhampstead Swing Bridge: Weir warning:
- Tyle Mill Lock No.99: Tyle Mill Swing Bridge:
- Ufton Lock No.98 and Swing Bridge: Towney Lock No.97 and Bridge:
- Towney Lock No.97: Padworth Swing Bridge: Padworth Lock No.96: Aldermaston Wharf: Aldermaston Lock No.95: Aldermaston Lift Bridge:
- Kennet Navigation:
- Froud's (or Fronds) Lane Bridge No.28:
- Wickham Knight Bridge
- Woolhampton Lock No.94 and Bridge: Navigation hints:
- Flora: Oxleaze Swing Bridge: Heale's Lock No.93
- Cranwell's Swing Bridge:Midgham Bridge & Midgham Lock No.92
- Colthrop: Colthrop Bridge No.39: Gravel workings:
- Colthrop Swing Bridge No.39: Lock No.91: and Mill:
- Thatcham Swing Bridge (now fixed): Monkey Marsh Lock No.90: Monkey Marsh Swing Bridge:
- Lock cut on the Kennet Navigation
- Widmead Lock No.89:
- Railway bridge: Bull's Lock No.88: Bull's Swing Bridge No.27:
- Ham Bridge No.28:
- Ham Mills Lock No.87: Newbury Marina
- Greenham Lock No.86: Victoria Park Bridge: Park Road Bridge: Stone Building Newbury Wharf:
- Newbury
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Hints for navigating through Woolhampton lock and swing bridge when going downstream:
1. Operate the lock.
2. When the lock is empty send a responsible crew member ahead to open the bridge, wait in the lock chamber.
3. While waiting pray.
4. When bridge is fully open leave the lock at full speed, making allowance for the inrush of water from the right immediately after the lock.
4. Go like the clappers until you are half way through the bridge.
5. When half way through the bridge go hard astern and you should be able to stop on the current opposite the landing stage.
6. Steer your front end (not bows please) to the left. Holding the boat on the current stationary to the land should bring it nicely into the landing stage to pick up your crew.
7. If you get it wrong it will be raining, your crew will have to walk along a muddy towpath all the way to Aldermaston lock and will be mad as two cats in a sack when they get there. Also there will be a huge crowd of gongoozlers to cheer you on.
8. Remember: when travelling downstream tie the back rope on first, especially important here.
MEP
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2011
View along the towpath by the Kennet in the Woolhampton direction.
by Bill Nicholls
2007
2007
This is not a black and white photo. Taken whilst it was snowing and quite early in the morning, the world looked black, white and grey. A view of the north bank of the canal by Pam Brophy
The text above was copied from another image by Pam. MEP
The text above was copied from another image by Pam. MEP
2007
It was snowing quite heavily at this point.
by Pam Brophy
2011
About the last bend in the Kennet before you make Woolhampton.
by Bill Nicholls
Woolhampton Lock No.94 and Bridge: Navigation hints:
2007
A view of Bridge Cottage and the swing bridge in the distance, looking more or less west.
by Pam Brophy
2009
This is the view looking downstream from the swingbridge. The river runs fast through here, and as it is also part of the Kennet and Avon canal it often catches out inexperienced boaters who try to moor at the landing stage to the right. Rule one when mooring heading down stream on a flowing river - get your stern rope off first.
by Graham Horn
2007
The swing bridge over the navigable River Kennet (part of the Kennet and Avon Canal) at Woolhampton, with the Row Barge public house in the background.
by Chris Wood
2012
The canoeists on the Devizes to London practice head towards Woolhampton lock on their way back.
by Bill Nicholls
1976
This shows the swing bridge before its reconstruction when navigable status was restored to this part of the Kennet and Avon Canal. The bridge, together with the nearby railway level crossing, can cause considerable delays to road traffic.
by Dr Neil Clifton
2011 The notice can be read by opening the picture and clicking on the "More sizes" option, but only just. MEP
A potted history of the Kennet and Avon canal can be found on the side of the information display board.
by Bill Nicholls
2011
Took a couple of moments trying to figure out what language this was till I realized it was in Braille. SU5766 : Story on the post
by Bill Nicholls
1976
As seen in 1976 before canal restoration
by Dr Neil Clifton
2005
This power-operated bridge crosses the Kennet and Avon canal at Woolhampton, just a few hundred yards from a level crossing - doubling the chances of drivers getting caught - and right next to the Rowbarge Inn.
by SA Mathieson
2004
Situated next to the Canal, hot air ballooning operates from here when the thermals are right. In my view, this is one of the best situated pubs that I have seen in England.
by Pam Brophy
2007 We have had the good and the bad now for the ugly. MEP
The only time the pipeline might have some attraction is when it is all covered in snow. A feature which spoils this otherwise extremely picturesque section of the Canal.
by Pam Brophy
2007
Frequently used swing bridge on a busy minor road. The river Kennet is very fast flowing and inexperienced boats are often caught out here. Bridge rebuilt 1990. This location was probably the last physical barrier to through navigation on the Kennet and Avon Canal. The old bridge was removed during July 1990 and boats first allowed through on 17th July 1990, the first for over 40 years.
by Graham Horn
1976
The derelict Woolhampton Lock as seen in 1976. The footbridge carries the towpath over the River Kennet, which enters the navigation at this point.
by Dr Neil Clifton
2007
Tricky entry/exit for boats at this lock due to the fast flowing River Kennet coming in from the left.
by Graham Horn
2011
Looking along Woolhampton lock towards the navigation section.
by Bill Nicholls
2011
View over the lockgate arms though this one seems to have bit of rot on the end.
by Bill Nicholls
2010
Looking west from Woolhampton Lock, Heal's Lock is next then Midgham. MEP
2011
Kennet and Avon Navigation at Woolhampton lock.
by Sebastian Ballard
2004
This narrowboat is moored at the west end of the lock which is in the western section of the square. The picture was taken looking west along the canal.
by Pam Brophy
2007-
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