29 locks were in the main caen hill flight.
29 locks were in the main caen hill flight.
how many locks in the main caen hill flight?
29
on the outskirts of rowde are the caen hill flight of locks of the kennet and avon canal. the canal rises 237 feet by means of 29 locks, 16 of them in a straight line at caen hill . the canal was constructed between 1794 and 1810 and served to link devizes with bristol and london. it fell into disuse after the coming of the railway but has been restored, and is now used for leisure purposes.
rowde
the stretch between reading and newbury was completed on 17 july 1990; at a ceremony held at monkey marsh lock several boats competed to be the first craft through. concerns about the adequacy of the water supply still remained when queen elizabeth ii formally reopened the canal on 8 august 1990. the queen was able to travel on the trust's boat, "the rose of hungerford", through locks 44 and 43 on the caen hill flight, breaking a ceremonial tape between them. the shortage of water was addressed in 1996 by the installation of new back pumps at the flight of 29 locks at caen hill in devizes, at a cost of £1 million. the pumps raise water at a rate of per hour (380 litres per second). in october 1996, the kennet & avon canal partnership attracted the largest single national lottery grant awarded by the heritage lottery fund, £25 million towards a £29 million project, to complete the restoration and to make it operational, sustainable and accessible for the enjoyment of future generations. the work funded included complete rebuilding of foxhangers lock and bridge at caen hill, replacement of lock gates at seend and crofton, channel lining at claverton, embankment repairs at martinslade, improvements at claverton pumping station and dredging at various sites. the restoration's completion was celebrated in may 2003 by a visit from hrh prince charles, but upgrading and maintenance continues. between 2002 and 2004 the dundas aqueduct, which had been relined with polythene and concrete in 1984 without disturbing a colony of bats living under the aqueduct, was further restored by the replacement of engineering bricks used by the great western railway with bath stone to match the original work.
kennet and avon canal