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
NEWBURY
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Newbury Bridge No.32: Newbury Lock No.85: John Gould Memorial: West Mills Swing Bridge No.33:
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There was a sign in this area warning boatmen of the dire consequences of passing towropes over the road - MEP
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The River Kennet east of Newbury Bridge. The original Kennet Navigation terminated at the wharf about 400 metres east of here. This section of the river was made navigable in
1794 when the canal was extended westwards, but no provision for a towpath was made through the bridge. Going downstream, boats used to float under the bridge with the current. Going
upstream, boats would tie up here. The horse was then taken to the lock, the towrope floated back under the bridge to this point to be reattached to the boat.
by Graham Horn
2009
John was one of the characters of the Kennet and Avon Canal. More importantly in the 1950s he was instrumental in helping to keep the canal open. He operated a pair of boats in the Newbury area, bringing salt from the Cheshire salt fields to the Hovis factory at West Mills as well as other trading. In the 1950s the then managers of the canal, the Docks and Inland Waterways Executive, closed various locks as they could not afford their maintenance. John Gould served an injunction for loss of earnings and won an out of court settlement of £5,000. He used this money to help form a campaign, later to become the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust, to campaign against the closure of the canal. Over 40 years later, in 1990, he was able to be at the reopening of the canal. His knowledge of the canal in the Newbury area was unparalleled, and he was a regular attendant at Newbury Lock, so it is appropriate that he is remembered here.
by Graham Horn
2009
Leaving Newbury Lock the navigation becomes interesting. One of the sections of the River Kennet flows in strongly underneath the bridge to the left, whilst another branch comes in from the right. Then follows the narrow Northbrook Street Bridge, where there is no towpath and the river flows through strongly. A few hundred metres downstream is Newbury Wharf.
by Graham Horn
2012
Only just noticed this information display on the Kennet and Avon Canal which is on a wall beside the lock in Newbury.
by Bill Nicholls
2009
Lock 85, with a rise of 5 feet 3 inches. The Kennet Navigation was constructed from Reading to Newbury in 1723. In 1788 plans were put forward for a canal from Newbury to Bath, and these received approval with an Act of Parliament to build the Kennet and Avon Canal in 1793. Newbury Lock, here, was the first lock to be started in 1794 and two years later the canal was usable between here and Hungerford.
by Graham Horn
The Jack Cloughs mentioned in the image below are instrumental in the author's claim to fame. He was once told off by John Gould (memorial above) for dropping one too quickly and risking damage - MEP
2009
Lock 85, with a fall of 5 feet 3 inches. It is, I believe, the only lock in the southern part of the canal system that has "Jack Cloughs", the manually operated paddles seen here that are levered open. They are not used these days, unfortunately, as the lock also has gate paddles. They are a common method of lock operation on Yorkshire waterways.
by Graham Horn
1976
This 1976 view by Dr.Clifton shows the bridge in pre-restoration days in pristine condition. The bridge was in use for local traffic.
There is a flow of water under the bridge and steerers (not helmsmen please) approaching from the west need to be aware of this and stop at moorings provided immediately above the bridge (don't forget, back rope first) while it is being opened. by MEP
There is a flow of water under the bridge and steerers (not helmsmen please) approaching from the west need to be aware of this and stop at moorings provided immediately above the bridge (don't forget, back rope first) while it is being opened. by MEP
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West Mills: West Mills Swing Bridge No.33: Northcroft Bridge No.34:
2007
2012
The narrowboat Escargot moves through West Mills swingbridge and heads to the bank for to pick up the other passenger who is about to close the bridge again.
by Bill Nicholls
2009
Approaching the swing bridge at West Mills. In former times there would have been a lot of canal activity here as boats offloaded flour and salt for the Hovis factory on the left. The building now houses desirable flats.
by Graham Horn
2010
The original Monkey Bridge was an arched steel lattice footbridge built in 1935 with a water main pipe underneath. It was commissioned by the Corporation of Newbury under a local employment scheme. However, by 2005, according to West Berkshire council, it had reached the end of its useful life and also did not meet modern day access standards for wheelchairs, prams and bicycles. It was replaced by the New Monkey Bridge which opened in 2008, a couple of metres to the west of the site of the original bridge. It is to be hoped that space was found somewhere in Newbury to reconstruct the attractive original footbridge for display.
The bridges, old and new, linked the West Fields and Northcroft areas of Newbury via an area of low lying ground between the canal and the River Kennet known as Monkey Marsh, which probably accounts for the name of the bridge. Curiously although the old footbridge was known locally as the Monkey Bridge, that was never its formal title. Now the local moniker has been sanctioned as the formal title.
Despite the cold weather a canoe club was out practising slalom manoeuvres through the footbridge support columns.
The bridges, old and new, linked the West Fields and Northcroft areas of Newbury via an area of low lying ground between the canal and the River Kennet known as Monkey Marsh, which probably accounts for the name of the bridge. Curiously although the old footbridge was known locally as the Monkey Bridge, that was never its formal title. Now the local moniker has been sanctioned as the formal title.
Despite the cold weather a canoe club was out practising slalom manoeuvres through the footbridge support columns.
by Nigel Cox
2009
The plaque says that it is the new Monkey Bridge, although I don't know why. A pipeline runs under the bridge. The bridge is seen here SU4667 : Northcroft Bridge and here SU4667 : Northcroft Bridge
by Graham Horn
2009
The Kennet and Avon Canal approaches Newbury on the last rural section before the town. The approaching boat, Rachel, is operated by The Bruce Trust, providing canal holidays for disabled and handicapped people. Their four wide boats all have wheelchair access.
by Graham Horn
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