Tyle Mill Lock
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Tyle Mill Lock (grid reference SU626691) is a lock situated near the village of Sulhamstead on the Kennet and Avon Canal, England.
Tyle Mill Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury, and this stretch of the river is now administered by British Waterways and known as the Kennet Navigation. It has a rise/fall of 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m).[1]
The lock became derelict in the 1950s and restored in 1973 but remained out of commission until 1976.[2]
Close to the lock are a wharf and swing bridge.
[edit] References
- ^ Pearson, Michael (2003). Kennet & Avon Middle Thames:Pearson's Canal Companion. Rugby: Central Waterways Supplies. ISBN 0-907864-97-X.
- ^ Allsop, Niall (1987). The Kennet & Avon Canal. Bath: Millstream Book. ISBN 0-948975-15-6.
[edit] See also
Next lock upstream | River Kennet / Kennet and Avon Canal | Next lock downstream |
Towney Lock | Tyle Mill Lock Grid reference: SU626691 |
Sulhamstead Lock |