Monkey Marsh Lock

Monkey Marsh Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Thatcham, Berkshire, England.

Monkey Marsh Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury.

[1] One of only two remaining working examples of turf sided locks on the canal (the other being Garston Lock[2]) of more than a dozen originally, Monkey Marsh Lock is listed as an ancient monument by English Heritage [3][4]

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The unusual Monkey Marsh Lock on the Kennet & Avon Canal at Thatcham , the bridge in the distance leading to Thatcham railway station level crossing.