English Canal Lock Pictures - Oxford Canal

Hawkesbury Junction to Oxford, England - The Oxford Canal's Locks.

Photographs of All the delightful Locks to be found on the Oxford Canal in England.

The canal lock photos start off from Isis Lock in the City of Oxford and take you via the lock flights at Napton, Braunston and Hillmorton and on to the other end of the Oxford Canal at Hawkesbury Junction (Sutton Stop).

About Canal Locks. The first European canal locks were designed in The Netherlands where there was a requirement to move boats between the drainage dykes and rivers however these were more about controlling the water. Leonardo da Vinci ultimately designed a system which could be used to move boats up and down gradients - this featured mitred lock gates which were angled upstream against the current and thus created a water tight seal due to the water pressure. This remains the basic design for lockgates still today. The first canal to use this system in England was the Exeter Canal which was built between 1564 and 1567.

Isis Lock - Oxford Wolvercote Lock Oxford Canal Locks - Dukes Lock 44a Lock Gates at Dukes Lock (44a) Dukes Cut Lock 44b - Oxford Canal
Isis Lock Wolvercote Lock Dukes Lock Gates Dukes Lock Duke's Cut Lock
Kidlington Green Lock Oxford Canal Locks- Kidlington Green Roundham Lock Shipton Weir Lock Lock at Shipton Weir on the Oxford Canal
Kidlington Green Lock Kidlington Green Lock Roundham Lock Shipton Weir Lock Shipton Weir Lock
Bakers Lock on the Oxford Canal Oxford Canal - Bakers Lock Pigeons Lock Northbrook Lock Oxford Canal - Northbrook Lock
Bakers Lock Bakers Lock Pigeons Lock Northbrook Lock Northbrook Lock
Dashwoods Lock Oxford Canal - Dashwood's Lock Allen's Lock Oxford Canal - Allen's Lock Somerton Deep Lock
Dashwood's Lock Dashwood's Lock Allen's Lock Allen's Lock Somerton Deep Lock
Oxford Canal's Somerton Deep Lock Aynho Weir Lock on the Oxford Canal Aynho Weir Lock and Weir Bridge Nell Bridge Lock Oxford Canal Locks - Nell Bridge Lock
Somerton Deep Lock Aynho Weir Lock Aynho Weir Lock Nell Bridge Lock Nell Bridge Lock
The narrow Nell Bridge Lock Oxford Canal Locks - King's Sutton Lock King's Sutton Lock Grants Lock Banbury Lock
Nell Bridge Lock King's Sutton Lock King's Sutton Lock Grants Lock Banbury Lock
Hardwick-Lock 28 on the Oxford Canal Hardwick-Lock Gates Oxford Canal - Little Bourton Lock nbr 27 Little Bourton Lock Oxford Canal Little Bourton Lock Gates
Hardwick Lock 28 Hardwick Lock Gates Little Bourton Lock 27 Little Bourton Lock Little Bourton Lock Gates
Little Bourton Lock Slat Mill Lock Slat Mill Lock 27 on the Oxford Canal England Cropedy Lock 25 Oxford Canal - Cropedy Lock
Little Bourton Lock 27 Slat Mill Lock 26 Slat Mill Lock Cropedy Lock 25 Cropedy Lock
Broadmoor Lock 24 Varneys Lock 23 Varneys Lock nbr 23 Elkingtons Lock 22 Claydon Bottom Lock
Broadmoor Lock 24 Varneys Lock 23 Varneys Lock 23 Elkingtons Lock 22 Claydon Bottom Lock 21
Claydon Bottom Lock 21 Claydon Lock 20 Claydon Lock 20 Claydon Middle Lock 19 Claydon Middle Lock - Oxford Canal
Claydon Bottom Lock 21 Claydon Lock 20 Claydon Lock 20 Claydon Middle Lock 19 Claydon Middle Lock 19
Claydon Lock 18 Claydon Lock 18 Claydon Top Lock 17 Claydon Top Lock Oxford Canal - Claydon Top Lock 17
Claydon Lock 18 Claydon Lock 18 Claydon Top Lock 17 Claydon Top Lock 17 Claydon Top Lock 17
Napton Top Lock - Oxford Canal at Marston Doles Oxford Canal England - Napton Top Lock Napton Lock 15 Napton Lock 15 gates Napton Adkins Lock 14
Napton Top Lock 16 Napton Top Lock 16 Napton Lock 15 Napton Lock 15 Napton Adkins Lock 14
Napton Adkins Lock 14 Gates Napton Lock 13 Gates Oxford Canal - Napton Lock 13 Napton Lock 12 Oxford Canal England - Napton Lock 12
Napton Adkins Lock 14 Napton Lock 13 Napton Lock 13 Napton Lock 12 Napton Lock 12
Lock 11 at Napton Napton Lock 11 Lock 10 at Napton on the Oxford Canal Napton Lock 10 Gates - Oxford Canal England Napton Lock 09
Napton Lock 11 Napton Lock 11 Napton Lock 10 Napton Lock 10 Napton Lock 9
Lock 9 at Napton - Oxford Canal Napton Bottom Lock 08 Oxford Canal - Napton Bottom Lock 8 Hillmorton Toplocks 6 and 7 Oxford Canal at Hillmorton - Locks 6 and 7
Napton Lock 9 Napton Bottom Lock 8 Napton Bottom Lock 8 Hillmorton TopLocks 6+7 Hillmorton Locks 6+7

The series of twin locks at Hillmorton are in a really nice spot - and also have the added benefit of several bench seats so you can rest your achy feet for a while. The original locks were modernised during the 19th century to create more commercial canal boat throughput.

Hillmorton twinlocks 6 and 7 Locks 4 and 5 at Hillmorton on the Oxford Canal Twinlocks 4 and 5 at Hillmorton Hillmorton locks 4 and 5 Hillmorton Locks on the Oxford Canal - 4 and 5
Hillmorton Locks 6+7 Hillmorton Locks 4+5 Hillmorton Locks 4+5 Hillmorton Locks 4+5 Hillmorton Locks 4+5
Oxford Canal - twinlocks 2 and 3 Hillmorton Oxford Canal - Hillmorton twinlocks 2 and 3 Hillmorton locks 2 and 3 - Oxford Canal Oxford Canal at Hawkesbury Junction - Sutton Stoplock 1 Hawkesbury Junction - Stoplock 1
Hillmorton Locks 2+3 Hillmorton Locks 2+3 Hillmorton Locks 2+3 Hawkesbury Junction Lock 1 Sutton Stop Lock (Hawkesbury Junction) Lock 1

Our Oxford Canal Photos with every bridge and lock are split through several pages as follows:-
A photo record of all the canal's locks (this page)
The northern end of the canal - Sutton Stop to the Braunston Turn
Braunston going on south to Banbury in Oxfordshire
From Banbury into the City of Oxford and the end of the Oxford Canal

 

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Reccommended External Resources.
The Cotswold Canals - A Photographic Survey
Canalside Camera A selection of photographs featuring the inland waterways of Great Britain.

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