Caversham Lock

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Caversham Lock
Caversham lock looking downstream
Waterway	River Thames
County	Berkshire
Maintained by	Environment Agency
Operation	Hydraulic
First built	1778
Latest built	1875
Length	131’ 4” (40.03m)
Width	17’ 11” (5.46m)
Fall	4’ 9” (1.44m)
Above Sea Level	120'
Distance to Teddington Lock	55 miles

Caversham Lock
legend River Thames Mapledurham Lock and weir Mapledurham Mill island marina island Poplar Island Appletree Eyot St Mary's Island Caversham Bridge Pipers Island Fry's Island Reading Bridge Reading railway station Caversham Lock & weir moorings weir Heron Island bridge River Thames

Caversham Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames in England at Reading, Berkshire. The lock is connected to De Bohun Island, a somewhat larger than normal lock island. The lock was built by the Thames Navigation Commissioners in 1778 from fir.

The weir is almost parallel to the lock and carries a footbridge across the river.

Besides a typical lock-keeper's house, the island until recently contained a boat yard and boat house used by the Environment Agency's river patrol and maintenance services. As of (November, 2007), proposals to redevelop the island and some adjoining land are under discussion.

Contents 1 Access to and across the lock 2 Reach above the lock 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Access to and across the lock

The lock is not far from Reading railway station and is easily accessible from the centre of Reading. It can also be reached from the Lower Caversham area of the cross-river suburb of Caversham via the weir and island, which provides a pedestrian route to the centre of Reading.

[edit] Reach above the lock

Soon after the lock is Reading Bridge followed by Fry's Island in the middle of the river. The built up part of Reading continues on the southern side to Caversham Bridge, to which is attached Pipers Island. The northern bank passes through the suburb of Caversham before reaching open meadows, while on the south bank is Tilehurst, where the railway runs parallel to the river for some way, and later Purley-on-Thames. The river bends northwards towards Mapledurham Lock.

The Thames Path follows the southern bank to Mapledurham lock.

[edit] See also

• Locks on the River Thames
• Crossings of the River Thames
• Islands in the River Thames

Next lock upstream	River Thames	Next lock downstream
Mapledurham Lock 4.40 miles	Caversham Lock Grid reference: SU718740	Sonning Lock 2.63 miles
Next crossing upstream	River Thames	Next crossing downstream
Reading Bridge	Caversham Lock	Sonning Bridge & Sonning Backwater Bridges
Next island upstream	River Thames	Next island downstream
Fry's Island	De Bohun Island	View Island

[edit] External links

• Official Thames site
• Caversham Life, Living and Community

Coordinates: 51.46043° N 0.96791° W