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Godstow Lock

Godstow Lock is on the River Thames. It is between the villages of Wolvercote and Wytham on the outskirts of Oxford. The first lock was built of stone by Daniel Harris for the Thames Navigation Commission in 1790. It is the lock furthest upstream on the river which has mechanical (electro-hydraulic) operation - every lock upstream of Godstow utilises manual beam operation instead.
The main weir is a short way upstream but there is another weir at Godstow Bridge just above the Trout Inn. These feed into a backwater (Wolvercote Mill Stream) which has come from above King's Lock by Wolvercote.
by N Chadwick

Created: Sun, 21 Oct 2018, Updated: Sun, 21 Oct 2018


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SP4808 : Lock Keepers' Cottage, Godstow Lock by N Chadwick
SP4808 : Godstow Lock by N Chadwick
SP4808 : Godstow Lock by N Chadwick
SP4808 : Godstow Lock by N Chadwick
SP4808 : Godstow Lock by N Chadwick


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