Hanham Lock No 1


Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
Facilities: rubbish disposal and water point.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| River Avon (Kennet and Avon Navigation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Keynsham Road Bridge | 2 miles | |
| Keynsham Lock No 2 | 1 mile, 7½ furlongs | |
| Keynsham Lock Weir Exit | 1 mile, 7¼ furlongs | |
| Londonderry Coal Wharf Arm | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Hanham Lock Pontoon Moorings | 1 furlong | |
| Hanham Lock Weir Entrance | ¾ furlongs | |
| Hanham Lock No 1 | ||
| River Avon - Bristol (Main River - Bath to Bristol) | ||
| Hanham Lock No 1 | ||
| Hanham Lock Weir Exit | ¼ furlongs | |
| Bickley Wood Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Hanham (former colliery wharf) | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Conham | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Crew's Hole Road Footbridge | 2 miles, 7½ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2
In the direction of River Avon Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of River Avon Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of River Avon Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2
In the direction of River Avon Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2
In the direction of River Avon Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Cumberland Basin Entrance Lock No 2
Wikipedia has a page about Hanham Lock
Hanham Lock is a canal lock situated on the River Avon, at the village of Hanham near Bristol, England.
The Bristol Avon Navigation, which runs the 15 miles (24 km) from the Kennet and Avon Canal at Hanham Lock to the Bristol Channel at Avonmouth, was constructed between 1724 and 1727, following legislation passed by Queen Anne, by a company of proprietors and the engineer John Hore of Newbury. The first cargo of 'Deal boards, Pig-Lead and Meal' arrived in Bath in December 1727. The navigation is now administered by the Canal & River Trust.
Hanham Lock is the first lock east of Netham where boats leave the Bristol Floating Harbour. A weir carries the river and boats use the adjacent lock. It is numbered as 1 and is officially the first on the Kennet and Avon Canal. It opened in 1727 and there used to be a colliery wharf just west of the lock, however the mines closed in the 19th century.
The river below Hanham Lock is considered to be tidal, as high tides often pass over the weir at Netham. Some spring tides will also pass over the weir here, making the river tidal up to Keynsham Lock.
The canal superintendent's house was built here, now a Grade II listed building; it is called "Picnic House". In front of this house once stood Hanham Mills, an archway over the towpath being all that remained of the mills until 1897, when the Hanham Abbotts Parish Church had the archway demolished due to its poor state of repair.
Just above the lock are some permanent and visitor moorings and two pubs.







![Cottages at Hanham Mills. Another view of the two pairs of cottages https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1230936 shown in [[[3563947]]] and [[1773240]] with Picnic House https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1116829 in the background. by Derek Harper – 13 July 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/56/41/3564198_88521144_120x120.jpg)
![Lock landing below Hanham Lock [No 1]. Crews get on and off their boats here, when operating the lock. by Christine Johnstone – 03 May 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/48/44/4484440_8aede989_120x120.jpg)

![Hanham Mills. Footpath PHA/21 passes cottages, the nearer row of which, also shown in [[1773240]], are described at https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1230936 . Picnic House, just beyond them and dated 1726, is described at https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1116829 . The long weir across the River Avon can just be glimpsed on the right. by Derek Harper – 13 July 2013](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/56/39/3563947_8c82ef4c_120x120.jpg)







![Boats and weir, Hanham Mills. A view along the weir glimpsed in [[[3563947]]]. On the left are [[181380]] and [[181383]]. On the right is, in effect, an island between river and lock. by Derek Harper – 13 July 2013](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/56/39/3563994_41219d67_120x120.jpg)
![The Chequers, Hanham Mills. Popular stopping point for tourist boats from Bristol. Narrow boaters might prefer [[181380]] next door. by Pierre Terre – 20 May 2006](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/18/13/181383_d0046db7_120x120.jpg)










