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  2. Locks and weirs on the River Thames - Wikipedia

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    Penton Hook Lock with City of London arms on the House. The green box is the hydraulic control system Goring Lock demonstrates the common juxtaposition of weir, lock island, lock keeper's house and lock Choice of Yellow and Red warning boards which are placed on lock gates when navigation is hazardous Kayaker at Boulter's Weir

  3. Lock keeper - Wikipedia

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    The boat hit the mitre sill, broke in half, and sank with its 113 tons of coal. Richard A. Moore, the owner of the boat, collected over $1,300 in damages, and the lock keeper was fired. [9] In England, there has been recent controversy over the Environment Agency's attempt to remove resident lock keepers on the River Thames. This has been met ...

  4. Abingdon Lock - Wikipedia

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    Abingdon Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, less than 1 mile east and upstream of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, on the opposite bank of the river. It was originally built in 1790 by the Thames Navigation Commission .

  5. Chalmore Lock - Wikipedia

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    The lock was provided with a lock keeper and tolls were exacted for its use. However it fell into disrepair, and the Thames Conservancy was anxious to remove it. Nevertheless, from 1874 onwards, the inhabitants of Wallingford campaigned strongly to keep the lock fearing consequences to the town of its removal. [2]

  6. Buscot Lock - Wikipedia

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    Buscot Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, near the village of Buscot, Oxfordshire. The lock was built of stone by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1790 and is the smallest on the River Thames. Like most of the Upper Thames Locks, it is a beam lock, which is operated manually through pushing the beams to open and close the gates.

  7. Category:Locks on the River Thames - Wikipedia

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    There is a full list of locks and weirs on the River Thames. Pages in category "Locks on the River Thames" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.

  8. Rushey Lock - Wikipedia

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    Rushey Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England. It is on the northern bank of the river in Oxfordshire, at a considerable distance from any village, the nearest being Buckland Marsh, a hamlet on the road to Buckland to the south of the river. The lock was built in stone in 1790 by the Thames Navigation Commission. The weir is adjacent to ...

  9. Mapledurham Lock - Wikipedia

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    The lock was first built in 1777 by the Thames Navigation Commissioners [1] and the present lock dates from 1908. [ 2 ] Despite its name, the lock is located in the Berkshire village and civil parish of Purley-On-Thames on the south bank of the river, rather than in the Oxfordshire village of Mapledurham on the other side of the river.

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