Aldermaston Lock

51°24′01″N 1°08′15″W / 51.4002°N 1.1374°W / 51.4002; -1.1374WaterwayKennet and Avon CanalCountryEnglandCountyBerkshireMaintained byCanal & River TrustOperationmanualFirst built1718-1723Latest built1984Fall8 feet 11 inches (2.72 m)Heritage statusgrade II listed buildingLock No 95

Aldermaston Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Aldermaston Wharf in the English county of Berkshire. It stands at the junction of the civil parishes of Padworth, Beenham and Aldermaston.

Aldermaston Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury. It was originally turf-sided, but enlarged in the mid-eighteenth century and given scalloped brick walls. It was altered in 1984 when the walls were raised to the full height of lock as part of its restoration.^[1] The original height of the scalloped walls is marked by a line of blue bricks.

It was originally called Brewhouse Lock because Strange's Brewery stood beside it.^[2]

Along with the length of the canal, the lock is the responsibility of the Canal & River Trust. It has a rise/fall of 8 feet 11 inches (2.72 m).^[3]

It is a grade II listed building.^[1] Below the lock is Aldermaston Lift Bridge and Aldermaston Wharf, where the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust operate a tea room.

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  Top gates and scalloped lock walls.
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  A boat leaving the bottom of the lock.
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  View of the lock and former wharf area
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  Aldermaston Lock in 1975 before restoration.
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  Lift Bridge near Aldermaston Lock.

See also

• Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal

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Features

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Tunnels	Sydney Gardens Tunnels Bruce Tunnel
Bridges	New Bridge Victoria Bridge Midland Bridge Newbury Bridge Burghfield Bridge High Bridge
Aqueducts	Dundas Aqueduct Avoncliff Aqueduct Biss Aqueduct Ladydown Aqueduct Semington Aqueduct New Semington Aqueduct Summerham Aqueduct River Dun Aqueduct
Pumping stations	Claverton Pumping Station Crofton Pumping Station
Museums	Kennet and Avon Canal Museum Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock
Misc.	Wilton Water

Connecting navigationsEngineers and proprietors

Kennet Navigation	John Hore Francis Page Sr. Francis Page Jr. Frederick Page
Avon Navigation	John Padmore
Kennet and Avon Canal	John Rennie John Thomas Dudley Clark John Blackwell Thomas Evans Blackwell

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