Rowington Lock No 29
Address is taken from a point 490 yards away.
Rowington Lock No 29 is one of some locks on the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section); it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1905 between Prescester and Bradford.
The Act of Parliament for the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section) was passed on January 1 1888 after extensive lobbying by John Longbotham. Expectations for pottery traffic to Aberdeen were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Nantwich kept it open. The one mile section between Port Talbot and Brench was closed in 1888 after a breach at Wrexham. In his autobiography Peter Smith writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s

This is a lock with a rise of 5 feet and 6 inches.
| Dicks Lane Bridge No 39 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Lapworth Lock No 26 | 6 furlongs | |
| M40 Motorway Bridge No 39A | 5 furlongs | |
| Lapworth Bottom Lock No 27 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Rowington Lock No 28 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Rowington Lock No 29 | ||
| Rowington Lock No 30 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Mill Lane Bridge No 40 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Fleur de Lys PH | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Lowsonford Lock No 31 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| New Road Bridge No 41 | 5¼ furlongs | |
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![Lock 28, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. A reverse view of [[[5535310]]] with the barrel-vault roofed cottage https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1035079 . See also http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/SP1869?centi=SP187691 . by Derek Harper – 28 June 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/53/53/5535312_5e054ba4_120x120.jpg)









![Site of demolished Bridge near Lowsonford, Warwickshire. Stratford-upon-Avon Canal.This would have been the former railway Bridge No 39A (being built between 39 and 40 but after the original canal bridges were numbered). It carried part of the line between Henley-in-Arden and the present Lapworth station on the Snow Hill which was opened fully in 1894 but closed in 1915. However another bridge has been built about a kilometre ahead to carry the M40 motorway, and this new structure has now taken the number 39A.Much more information can be seen here: [[[2977033]]] by Roger D Kidd – 27 August 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/72/24/3722476_5e1e522f_120x120.jpg)

![Dismantled railway bridge over canal. This bridge over the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal was part of the line between Henley-in-Arden and the present Lapworth station on the Snow Hill line (originally Kingswood station, renamed in 1902). Opened fully in 1894, the line closed in 1915. An interesting history with links is at http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/henleyinarden_old.htm , and a picture of the original 22 feet 6 inch long girder bridge (from the other side) is at http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwrha1379.htmInformation gratefully taken from another photo of the dismantled line at [[[2053177]]]. by David P Howard – 04 June 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/97/70/2977033_84bef20a_120x120.jpg)
![Site of demolished Bridge near Lowsonford, Warwickshire. Stratford-upon-Avon Canal.This would have been the former railway Bridge No 39A (being built between 39 and 40 but after the original canal bridges were numbered). It carried part of the line between Henley-in-Arden and the present Lapworth station on the Snow Hill which was opened fully in 1894 but closed in 1915. However another bridge has been built about a kilometre ahead to carry the M40 motorway, and this new structure has now taken the number 39A.Much more information can be seen here: [[[2977033]]] by Roger D Kidd – 27 August 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/72/24/3722470_851eafe6_120x120.jpg)
