Caen Hill Locks
E494744
Caen Hill Locks is a famous flight of canal locks near Devizes in Wiltshire, England, known for its steep, closely spaced series of chambers that dramatically raise boats along the Kennet and Avon Canal.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock system
ⓘ
flight of locks ⓘ |
| closedForCommercialTraffic | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| connects |
River Avon at Bath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Kennet at Reading NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1810 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1794 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| elevationGain | approximately 72 metres ⓘ |
| engineer | John Rennie the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerlyMaintainedBy | British Waterways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
lock 22
ⓘ
lock 50 ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic views over Devizes and surrounding countryside ⓘ |
| hasVisitorFacilities |
café
ⓘ
car park ⓘ towpath ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II* listed structure ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| isPartOfRoute | through navigation between Bristol and Reading ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Devizes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kennet and Avon Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Devizes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
long straight pound at the base of the flight
ⓘ
side ponds used for water saving ⓘ steeply rising flight of closely spaced locks ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 29 ⓘ |
| numberOfLocksInMainFlight | 16 ⓘ |
| opened | 1810 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kennet and Avon Canal conservation area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kennet and Avon Canal lock system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| reopened | 1990 ⓘ |
| restorationCompleted | 1990 ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular boating attraction
ⓘ
popular walking destination ⓘ |
| usedFor |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
leisure boating ⓘ |
| waterManagementFeature |
reservoirs above the flight
ⓘ
side pounds ⓘ |
| waterwayType | broad canal ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.