Southcote Lock
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Southcote Lock is a lock on the River Kennet
at Southcote
within the town of Reading
in Berkshire
, England
.
Southcote 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 5 ft 3 in (1.65 m).
The Victorian brick building that overlooks Southcote Lock is the redundant Southcote Pumping Station which, when it opened in 1850, pumped water to the Bath Road Reservoir
thus providing the key meeting to Reading's demanding water needs.
River Kennet
The Kennet is a river in the south of England, and a tributary of the River Thames. The lower reaches of the river are navigable to river craft and are known as the Kennet Navigation, which, together with the Avon Navigation, the Kennet and Avon Canal and the Thames, links the cities of Bristol...
at Southcote
Southcote, Berkshire
Southcote is a suburb and local government ward of Reading in the English county of Berkshire.The suburb of Southcote is bounded to the north by the Bath Road and Prospect Park, to the west by the more recently developed suburb of Fords Farm, to the south by the Holy Brook and the water meadows of...
within the town of Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
in Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, 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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Southcote Lock was 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, and this stretch of the river is now administered by British Waterways
British Waterways
British Waterways is a statutory corporation wholly owned by the government of the United Kingdom, serving as the navigation authority in England, Scotland and Wales for the vast majority of the canals as well as a number of rivers and docks...
and known as the Kennet Navigation. It has a rise/fall of 5 ft 3 in (1.65 m).
The Victorian brick building that overlooks Southcote Lock is the redundant Southcote Pumping Station which, when it opened in 1850, pumped water to the Bath Road Reservoir
Bath Road Reservoir
Bath Road Reservoir is an underground reservoir complex in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. Located to the north-west of the Bath Road in West Reading, the complex covers...
thus providing the key meeting to Reading's demanding water needs.
See also
- Locks on the Kennet and Avon CanalLocks on the Kennet and Avon CanalThe Kennet and Avon Canal is a canal in southern England. The name may refer to either the route of the original Kennet and Avon Canal Company, which linked the River Kennet at Newbury to the River Avon at Bath, or to the entire navigation between the River Thames at Reading and the Floating...