Seend Locks
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Seend Locks are at Seend Cleeve
, Wiltshire
on the Kennet and Avon Canal
, England
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The five locks were built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore
of Newbury. They have a rise/fall of 38 ft 4ins (11.68m).
During the 19th century there were several wharves at Seend primarily serving the Seend Iron Works but these have been disused for many years. The five locks at Seend Cleeve are numbered 17 to 21. The Barge Inn is next to Seend Wharf bridge and between locks 18 and 19.
A back pump has been installed to ensure that there is water to fill the locks, the outflow of which is on a road bridge above the top lock.
Seend Cleeve
Seend Cleeve is a hamlet in Seend civil parish in Wiltshire, England.A Primitive Methodist chapel and Sunday school were founded in Seend Cleeve. In 1849 the chapel was rebuilt in red brick with ashlar quoins. The chapel has since closed and in 2006 it was converted into a private home.Seend Cleeve...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
on the Kennet and Avon Canal
Kennet and Avon Canal
The Kennet and Avon Canal is a waterway in southern England with an overall length of , made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal. The name is commonly used to refer to the entire length of the navigation rather than solely to the central canal section...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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The five locks were built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore
John Hore
John Hore was an English navigation engineer notable for engineering the River Kennet navigation in 1718.Born in Newbury, Berkshire to a line of maltsters, worked alongside his father. When his father acquired part-ownership of the River Kennet, he also invested...
of Newbury. They have a rise/fall of 38 ft 4ins (11.68m).
During the 19th century there were several wharves at Seend primarily serving the Seend Iron Works but these have been disused for many years. The five locks at Seend Cleeve are numbered 17 to 21. The Barge Inn is next to Seend Wharf bridge and between locks 18 and 19.
A back pump has been installed to ensure that there is water to fill the locks, the outflow of which is on a road bridge above the top lock.