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Monument record TQ 64 NE 33 - Stilstead lock
Summary
River Lock at Oak Weir on the Upper Medway Navigation
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6536 4719 (point) Centred |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ64NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HADLOW, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
One of 14 locks on the Medway between Maidstone and Tonbridge built by the Upper Maedway Navigation BCo after the Act of 1740. Lock rebuilt and enlarged 1912-13, poss fitted with experim,ental iron gates at this point but since changed back. (1-2)
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Hadfield 1969 Canals of SE England p6-080 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, PAL Vine waterways of Kent 1989 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
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Record last edited
Mar 25 2013 11:09AM