Information for record number MWA4345:
Grange Lock

Summary Site of a river lock on the River Avon , a rectangular chamber with wooden gates at each end, and sluices to lower and raise the level of the water. It dates from the Post Medieval period, is still visible, and is situated 200m southwest of Bidford Grange.
What Is It?  
Type: Lock, River Lock
Period: Post-medieval - Industrial (1540 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bidford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 11 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Presumably another of the locks built around 1664, during the reign of the Stuarts, when a syndicate bought the navigation and started improving it, this would have been a 30 ton lock built by Yarraton. The site has changed greatly since the river was navigable due to silting in the channels. The chamber of the lock is fairly well preserved. It was built in drystone walling 54' by 15' with double head and tail gates and was a lift of 4 feet 9 inches.
2 Plan from Hadfield and Norris on SMR card.
3 Marked on the First Edition Ordnance Survey Map.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Waterways to Stratford
Author/originator: Hadfield C & Norris J
Date: 1984
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 63
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: 32SE 1:10560 1886 2nd edition
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Plan
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Hadfield and Norris
Date: 1984
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 4341
   
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument GRANGE * An outlying farm or estate, usually belonging to a religious order or feudal lord. Specifically related to core buildings and structures associated with monastic land holding. Use specific term where known. 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 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 INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. 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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