Entry gate to River Wey Navigation
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Entry gate to River Wey Navigation
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 1 Oct 2015
This gate was added to the navigation in the 19th century, when rebuilding of Sunbury Lock on the Thames was accompanied by a lowering of the usual water level in the Thames at the confluence with the Wey. This resulted in the first Wey lock (Thames Lock) having insufficient depth when empty for all but the shallowest draught boats. The short but curved stretch of Wey above this gate and below Thames Lock is known as The Pound, and acts as the lower chamber of a staircase pair as required. It would appear boats can pass in it, if necessary.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.379139
Longitude
-0.459497