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Sheffield Lock is a scheduled ancient monument located in Berkshire, England, forming part of the historic waterway infrastructure of the Thames valley. The lock represents an important example of early modern hydraulic engineering, facilitating navigation and water management along this crucial transport route. The structure reflects the period of intensive canal and lock development that characterised English river management from the seventeenth century onwards, when locks became essential for regulating water levels and enabling the passage of commercial vessels. The monument survives as physical evidence of the technological and economic priorities that shaped the region's medieval and early modern landscape.
Sheffield (or Shenfield) Lock is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006972. View the official record →
Sheffield Lock is a scheduled ancient monument located in Berkshire, England, forming part of the historic waterway infrastructure of the Thames valley. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006972.
Sheffield (or Shenfield) Lock is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006972.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow: part of a barrow cemetery in Holden's Firs (5.5 km), Round barrow cemetery at Holden's Firs (5.6 km), Bowl barrow in Stephen's Firs: an outlier to a barrow cemetery in Holden's Firs (6 km).
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