Monument record 0295400002 - MAIDS MORETON LOCK
Summary
Early nineteenth century canal lock
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- CANAL LOCK (Built 1800-1801, 18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
'Lock' (later edition OS maps 'Lock (Disused)') marked at NGR (B3).
1 of 2 locks on Buckingham Branch. Had a rise of about 7feet & the pound above got its water from the artificially raised river (B5).
Upper Lock is a normal narrow lock about 70 feet X 7 feet 6 inches. Double gates both ends. Rise about 6 feet. Lower gates standing, ruinous. Dated 1878, normal Grand Junction type cast iron dated hinge & post. Paddle in R gate (--- upstream). Upper gates collapsed over sill. Dated 1891. Chamber brick; cracked at upper end & foundations dropping away. No sign of ground paddles. [Lock Keeper's] cottage still inhabited. Brick, early C19 (B4).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC5984 Bibliographic reference: HADFIELD C 1966 CANALS OF THE EAST MIDLANDS PP270-271.
- <2>SBC5217 Bibliographic reference: FAULKNER A H 1972 GRAND JUNCTION CANAL PP73-75,222.
- <3>SBC10261 Map: OS 1880/1885 1:10560 MAP, 1ST EDITION (& SUBSEQUENT EDITIONS).
- <4>SBC6602 Unpublished document: Council for British Archaeology. 1965. Industrial Archaeology Record Card 23 63 01 (FILED). NMR BU8.
- <5>SBC13834 Unpublished document: Christine Rowley. 1984. THE FOUR BRANCHES OF THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE BUCKINGHAM BRANCH.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 71010 34160 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MAIDS MORETON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | BUCKINGHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: National Record of Industrial Monuments (National Recording Project) (EBC18866)
Record last edited
Jan 22 2026 12:49PM
