- Rushey Lock
Infobox Waterlock
lock_name = Rushey 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 = 1790
latest = 1898
length = 113’ 6” (34.59m)
width = 15’ 1” (4.59m)
fall = 6’ 0” (1.82m)
sealevel = 216'
enda =Teddington Lock
distenda = 114 miles
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extra=Rushey Lock is a lock on the
River Thames in England. It is on the northern bank of the river inOxfordshire , a considerable distance from any village, the nearest beingBuckland Marsh , a hamlet on the road to Buckland to the south of the river.The lock was built in stone in 1790 by the
Thames Navigation Commission . The weir is adjacent to the lock on the other side of the lock island.History
There was originally a weir and
flash lock about a mile upstream called Old Nan's Weir. A survey made in 1790 concluded that the site was unsuitable for a pound lock, and it was built at Rushey instead. There is no record of an earlier weir or lock at Rushey. Keepers at Rushey had oversight of Old Nan's Weir which was finally removed in 1868. Rushey lock was reported as in a bad state of deterioration in 1857 and the weir also in 1871, repairs being needed on both occasions. The lock keeper's house with a pyramidical roof was built in 1894, replacing an older one, and the lock was rebuilt in 1898. [Fred. S. Thacker "The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs" 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles]Access to the lock
There is a road to the lock from
Tadpole Bridge downstream.Reach above the lock
The river is very twisty along this reach. A short way before Radcot Lock is
Old Man's Bridge which is on the site of a former weir.The
Thames Path follows the southern bank to Radcot Lock.See also
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Locks on the River Thames References
External links
* [http://www.thames-path.org.uk/thames_tadpole_lechlade.html The Thames Path: Tadpole Bridge to Lechlade] -- Rushey Lock is about half-way down this article, with several pictures
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