Old Windsor Lock

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Old Windsor Lock
Waterway	River Thames
County	Berkshire
Maintained by	Environment Agency
Operation	Hydraulic
First built	1822
Latest built	1957
Length	179' 0" (54.55m)
Width	24' 2" (7.36m)
Fall	5' 9" (1.74m)
Above Sea Level	53
Distance to Teddington Lock	20 miles
Power is available out of hours

Old Windsor Lock
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Old Windsor Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England close to Old Windsor on the side of the river towards the town. The lock marks the start of the New Cut, built in 1822 by the Thames Navigation Commissioners, which created Ham Island in the hook of the old river. The lock connects to Ham Island.

There is a small weir beside the lock, but the main weir is some way upstream at the top end of Ham Island.

Contents 1 Access to the lock 2 Reach above the lock 3 See also 4 External Links

[edit] Access to the lock

The lock is only accessible by foot and can be reached from the end of a long spur road leading to The Manor and The Priory from Old Windsor.

[edit] Reach above the lock

The Cut is about half a mile long and is crossed by Ham Bridge going to the island. Then, on the Windsor side, from Albert Bridge to Victoria Bridge the river winds round farmland at Princes Consort farm and Windsor Castle Home Park. On the opposite side is the town of Datchet between the bridges with Sumptermead Ait along the side. After Victoria Bridge is a golf course, followed by Black Potts Railway Bridge and the playing fields of Eton College. The area known as Black Potts up to Romney Island has been a popular fishing area, with Isaak Walton and Charles II both recorded as fishing there.

The Thames Path should continue on the towpath on the Windsor side, but this has been closed off and walkers are forced to cross Albert Bridge, take the metalled road through Datchet and Sumptermead Ait and return over Victoria Bridge.

[edit] See also

• Locks on the River Thames

[edit] External Links

• http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
• http://www.visitthames.co.uk

Next lock upstream	River Thames	Next lock downstream
Romney Lock 3.00 miles	Old Windsor Lock Grid reference: SU994748	Bell Weir Lock 2.92 miles