Information for record number MWA4344:
Welford Lower (New) Lock

Summary Site of a river lock, a chamber with wooden gates at each end, and sluices to lower and raise the water level. It dates to the Imperial period, and is situated 300m west of the Barton Road Caravan Site.
What Is It?  
Type: Lock, River Lock
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Welford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 13 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 This along with the Luddington new lock (WA4347) was built during the improvements to the navigation of 1827 during the Hanoverian period. The remains of the lock and weir can be seen. The lock chamber was about 60' by 12' with a lift of 1'19". It is probable that the lock had double head and bottom gates with balance beams. The four main gate head stones with quoin grooves remain to mark the chamber. The overfall weir has disappeared.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Waterways to Stratford
Author/originator: Hadfield C & Norris J
Date: 1984
Page Number: 64
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument BALANCE BEAM * The horizontal beam on a lock gate. back
monument RIVER LOCK * A section of the water channel of a river, shut off above and below by lock gates provided with sluices to let water in and out and thus raise or lower boats from one level to another. Often found situated next to a weir. back
monument WEIR * A dam constructed on the reaches of a canal or river designed to retain the water and to regulate its flow. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument LOCK * A section of the water channel on a canal or river shut off above and below by lock gates provided with sluices to let the water out and in, and thus raise or lower boats from one level to another. Use more specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument LOCK CHAMBER * The space enclosed between the gates and side-walls of a lock. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument SLUICE * A dam which can be raised or lowered to regulate the flow of water. back
monument GATE * A movable stucture which enables or prevents entrance to be gained. Usually situated in a wall or similar barrier and supported by gate posts. back
monument LIFT * A structure consisting of a box or platform for carrying goods or passengers from one level to another. Use specific type where known. back

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