Sonning Lock
Posted on January 24th, 2007 by admin
Sonning Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames at the village of Sonning near Reading, Berkshire, England. It is owned and managed by the Environment Agency.
Access to the lock
The lock is a short walk below Sonning Bridge which is close to the centre of Sonning.
Reach above the lock
In the latter half of the reach, accessible by an entrance on the northern bank is the vast marina and water space at Caversham. Opposite is the entrance to the Kennet and Avon Canal at Blake’s Lock. The Thames Path stays on the southern bank all the way to Caversham lock, crossing the River Kennet on Horseshoe bridge which isattached to Brunel’s Great Western Railway Bridge.
Literature and the Media
- “The floral tastes of the lock-keeper generally make Sonning Lock very bright and gay.”
- — Charles Dickens (1882)
- Is there a spot more lovely than the rest,
- By art improved, by nature truly blest?
- A noble river at its base running,
- It is a little village known as Sonning.
- — James Sadler (1845–1885), Sonning lock keeper
See also
- Locks on the River Thames
- Sonning Bishop’s Palace, nearby
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