Romney Lock 1885

[mark99]

[magnetman]

Interesting lock is Romney.

 

I guess people passing through are moderately intrigued by the large brick building to the left when going upstream. 

 

This was constructed to house a water driven electrical power generator for Windsor Castle.

Ooops no it was the water supply not the electric supply. Water powered water pumps. 

[Chris Lowe]

me and my mate speny many hours at Romney lock wehn at school.

[magnetman]

Its a bit unusual having a photo of a waterway scene where the only person is a photographer taking a photo.

Also at Romney lock the weir on the side there is much closer to the lock than it is to the house.

 

Of course the lock has had upgrades including being enlarged considerably and made side filling (and normal sluices) so the weir could have been moved.

Romney lock from google maps

 

https://www.canalworld.net/forums/uploads/monthly_2023_12/romneylock1885.JPG.bb2f7ab4ae6a7590b10b1f5b939917dd.JPG

 

[magpie patrick]

21 hours ago, magnetman said:

Its a bit unusual having a photo of a waterway scene where the only person is a photographer taking a photo.

Also at Romney lock the weir on the side there is much closer to the lock than it is to the house.

 

Of course the lock has had upgrades including being enlarged considerably and made side filling (and normal sluices) so the weir could have been moved.

Romney lock from google maps

 

https://www.canalworld.net/forums/uploads/monthly_2023_12/romneylock1885.JPG.bb2f7ab4ae6a7590b10b1f5b939917dd.JPGFetching info...

 

 The weir has stayed put but the lock has moved towards it - the tail of the lock is where it was in about 1900 but it has grown a lot longer, all of it at the top end

[Chris Lowe]

42 minutes ago, magpie patrick said:

The weir has stayed put but the lock has moved towards it - the tail of the lock is where it was in about 1900 but it has grown a lot longer, all of it at the top end

 

As can be seen on old OS maps.