Kelston Lock Weir Entrance
Kelston Lock Weir Entrance is on the River Avon (Kennet and Avon Navigation).
Early plans of what would become the River Avon (Kennet and Avon Navigation) were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1816 but problems with Bradford Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Wesspool to Oldhampton canal at Newport, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Bernigo at Wycombe caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Eastcester instead. In his autobiography Henry Edwards writes of his experiences as a lock-keeper in the 1960s

| Bristol - Bath Cycleway Bridge | 2 miles, 3½ furlongs | |
| Bath Marina | 2 miles, 2 furlongs | |
| Newbridge Road Bridge No 208 | 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Kelston Park Railway Bridge (disused) | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Saltford Marina | ¼ furlongs | |
| Kelston Lock Weir Entrance | ||
| Kelston Lock No 5 | ½ furlongs | |
| The Shallows Railway Bridge No 210 | 3 furlongs | |
| Mead Lane Moorings | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Saltford Lock Weir Entrance | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Saltford Lock No 4 | 7¼ furlongs | |
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![River Avon at Kelston Weir. To the left is the Riverside Inn (see [[180928]]). On this side of [[180915]], the lock is scarcely visible. See also [[33971]] and [[974004]]. This view is from beside the Bristol & Bath Railway Path. by Derek Harper – 09 March 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/84/54/1845451_eb4f7071_120x120.jpg)

![River Avon below Kelston Lock [No 5]. Some pollution has blown up against the bottom lock gates. by Christine Johnstone – 03 May 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/48/38/4483883_f14a56de_120x120.jpg)




