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Monkey Marsh Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Thatcham, Berkshire,
Heale's Lock to Newbury
on tonycanalpics.co.uk
Monkey Marsh Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Thatcham, Berkshire, England
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Monkey Marsh Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury. The canal is administered by Canal & River Trust. The lock has a rise/fall of 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m).
One of only two remaining working examples of turf sided locks on the canal (the other being Garston Lock) of more than a dozen originally, Monkey Marsh Lock is listed as an ancient monument by English Heritage
References
External links
Heale's Lock to Newbury
on tonycanalpics.co.uk
See also
* Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal Locks of Berkshire Scheduled monuments in Berkshire {{Berkshire-struct-stub