- Pinkhill Lock
Infobox Waterlock
lock_name = Pinkhill Lock [ [http://www.visitthames.co.uk/uploads/a_users_guide_to_the_River_thames.pdf Statistics from Environment Agency "A User's Guide to the River Thames:Part II"] ]
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waterway =River Thames
county =Oxfordshire
maint =Environment Agency
operation= Manual
first = 1791
latest = 1898
length = 113’ 6” (34.59m)
width = 16’ 1” (4.90m)
fall = 3’ 6” (1.05m)
sealevel = 199'
enda =Teddington Lock
distenda = 101 miles
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extra=Pinkhill Lock is a lock on the
River Thames in England. It is close toFarmoor ,Oxfordshire .The lock was first built of stone in 1791 by the
Thames Navigation Commission .The weir is on the other side of the island and carries a public footbridge. The name Luck's or Lot's Hole is given to part of the weir stream.
History
The lock is named after a farm in the area and is on the site of a former weir and
flash lock owned by Lord Harcourt who maintained rights over it. It is one of the Commision's early locks and like St John's was built by J. Nock. The lock was partially rebuilt in 1877 and a house was proposed at the same time. Previously the keeper lived at Eynsham and covered the whole stretch from Newbridge to King's Weir. A new cut was dug below the lock by 1899 when some reconstruction took place. [Fred. S. Thacker "The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs" 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles] The stone lock keeper's house dates from 1932.Access to the lock
The lock can be reached from Farmoor on a track behind the reservoir.
Reach above the lock
The river winds past
Farmoor Reservoir andBablock Hythe where there used to be a ferry. This part of the river was frequented byMatthew Arnold and his "Scholar Gipsy".The
Thames Path crosses the river at the lock heads inland on the western bank towardsStanton Harcourt , and rejoins the river at Bablockhythe. It then continues on the western bank to Northmoor Lock.See also
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Locks on the River Thames
*Crossings of the River Thames References
External links
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/442221 Weir behind Pinkhill Lock] at geograph.co.uk
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