Stoke Lock (C) Nigel Chadwick :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

TQ0051 : Stoke Lock

near to Burpham, Surrey, Great Britain

Stoke Lock

The Wey Navigation opened in 1653 and was one of the first British rivers to be made navigable. In 1764 the Godalming Navigation opened, creating a 20-mile waterway running from the Thames at Weybridge to Godalming - now the southern-most part of the inland waterway network.
Originally the Wey Navigations were used for transporting barge loads of heavy goods via the Thames to London. Timber, coal, corn, flour, wood and even gunpowder were regularly moved up and down the waterway.
Later in 1796 the Basingstoke Canal was dug and connected to the Wey and in 1816 the Wey and Arun Junction Canal was opened, connecting with the Wey at Stonebridge.
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2011

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Grid Square: TQ0051, 70 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Nigel Chadwick (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Saturday, 9 July, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 1 December, 2011
Geographical Context: Canals
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 0019 5160 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:15.2864N 0:33.9414W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 0021 5161
View Direction: West-southwest (about 247 degrees)