Brunsdon Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal

Kennet and Avon Canal

The Kennet and Avon Canal is a waterway in southern England with an overall length of , made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal. The name is commonly used to refer to the entire length of the navigation rather than solely to the central canal section...

, near Kintbury

Kintbury

Kintbury is a village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England, between the towns of Newbury and Hungerford.-Amenities:In Kintbury there is the Church of England parish church of Saint Mary, Church of England primary school, post office, corner shop, and a butcher...

, Berkshire

Berkshire

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, England

England

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Brunsdon Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore

John Hore

John Hore was an English navigation engineer notable for engineering the River Kennet navigation in 1718.Born in Newbury, Berkshire to a line of maltsters, worked alongside his father. When his father acquired part-ownership of the River Kennet, he also invested...

 of Newbury. The canal is administered by British Waterways

British Waterways

British Waterways is a statutory corporation wholly owned by the government of the United Kingdom, serving as the navigation authority in England, Scotland and Wales for the vast majority of the canals as well as a number of rivers and docks...

. The lock has a rise/fall of 4 ft 11 in (1.5 m).
The Lock is also known as Brunsden Lock and was the site of a coal and grain merchant's business:Brunsdens for many years.

It is a grade II listed building.

See also

• Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal
  Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal
  The Kennet and Avon Canal is a canal in southern England. The name may refer to either the route of the original Kennet and Avon Canal Company, which linked the River Kennet at Newbury to the River Avon at Bath, or to the entire navigation between the River Thames at Reading and the Floating...