Southcote Lock

Southcote Lock
A canal lock. The lock chamber is full. Beyond the lock is a footbridge across the canal.
Southcote Lock
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51°26′10″N 1°00′16″W / 51.436001°N 1.004513°W / 51.436001; -1.004513
WaterwayKennet Navigation (Kennet and Avon Canal)
CountryUnited Kingdom
CountyBerkshire
Maintained byCanal and River Trust
OperationManual
First built1723
Latest builtc. 1970s
Fall5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m)
Distance to
River Thames
3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Distance to
Bristol Harbour
90.3 miles (145.3 km)
Southcote Lock
Reading–Basingstoke line
Southcote Lock
Southcote Mill
Southcote sluice and fish ladder
Southcote Main Line moorings
Southcote weir

Southcote Lock is a lock on the Kennet Navigation at Southcote near the town of Reading in Berkshire, England. It has a rise/fall of 5 feet 3 inches (1.60 m).[1]

  1. ^ Pearson, Michael (2003). Kennet & Avon Middle Thames:Pearson's Canal Companion. Rugby: Central Waterways Supplies. ISBN 0-907864-97-X.

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