One for the Weaver experts!

[haggis]

we are moored at Sutton visitor moorings and when walking the dog Iain found what looks like an old lock and a channel which is full of reeds but has what looked like a couple of sunken boats. The lock is just upstream of the entrance to the weir stream (on the other side of the river) . We followed the channel and it runs parallel to the river . Did the river change course at some point? 

Does anyone know what the lock and channel were for? The lock is about 60-70 feet long and about 15-20 feet wide. 

 

Haggis

[AndrewIC]

Sutton Flood Lock. There used to be several more locks on the river than exist today, remains of several of them can still be seen.

[ditchcrawler]

That river is full of history with lots of changes over the years. There is a Weaver Facebook page