Poor condition of lock means long closure
Published: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
THE CONDITION of the quoins on Sheffield Lock 101 means the Kennet & Avon is stated as being closed.
When the wooden quoins were inspected they were found to be in very poor condition, Keith Gudgin reports.
Need to be replaced
This means they will need to be replaced, but the amount of winter works will not allow time for this until the 15th March. It will then take contractors four weeks to undertake this work so it will not be completed until the 17th April.
The navigation it is stated will be closed at Sheffield Lock at Theale from yesterday, Tuesday, until then, though the trust state it is 'keen to get them replaced to improve the operability of the lock'.
The towpath will be closed for the duration of the works.