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.