Buscot Lock on the River Thames
Buscot Lock is the smallest of the 45 locks on the Thames. The manual beam-equipped pound lock was built in 1790, although today it looks just as it did more than 200 years ago. Before the lock was built, there was a flash weir, where boats would 'run the rapid' downstream. It must have been a spectacular sight!
The lock was purchased (included within a large estate) in 1859 by Robert Tertius Campbell with money acquired in the Australian goldfields. He fitted water wheels to irrigate his estate, but sold up within 10 years, the result of overspending and bad luck. Later owners, Thomas Cook the travel agents, gave the site to the National Trust.
Did you know?
On the weir field near the lock, children from Cotswold First School have built a 'yurt' for the community. A yurt is a shelter, and this one is made from the willow branches.
Contact details
Telephone: +44 (0)1367 252434
Postcode: SN7 8DA
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