Lock 18, Seend
Detail
From Date: 20/06/2016 08:00
To Date: 20/06/2016 12:00 inclusive
Type: Navigation Closure
Reason: Repair
Is the towpath closed? No
Location
Closest waterway: Kennet & Avon Canal
Starts at: Lock 18, Seend Lock
Ends at: Lock 18, Seend Lock
Upstream winding hole: West of Sells Green Bridge No 150
Downstream winding hole: Semington, below Lock 15
Description
We have a bent paddle rod on the bottom gate that we need to fix so we'll be dropping the pound below Lock 18 by maybe 500mm so that we can put a man in the water to detatch the paddle, then dismantle the jack head, replace the paddle stem, and reassemble everything.