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Lock 81, Hamstead Lock, near Hamstead Marshall
A navigation closure on the Kennet & Avon Canal, 3 November 2025 to 19 December 2025 — 46 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Kennet & Avon Canal
- Region
- Wales and South West
- Started
- 3 November 2025
- Status
- Reopened 19 December 2025
- Days shut
- 46
- CRT reason
- Repair
- Cause
- Wear and tear
- Asset
- Lock
Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.
Where
- Kennet & Avon Canal: Lock 81, Hamstead Lock to Lock 81, Hamstead Lock
Updates · 2
173 days with no update after the last one.
29 June 2025 · 54 days since the previous
Please note the towpath will no longer be closed during these works.
6 May 2025 · 0 days since the previous
A navigation and towpath closure are required for top and bottom lock gate replacement.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Lock 81, Hamstead Lock, near Hamstead Marshall”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/0196a4ae-4c06-7957-8318-9c372d1c185a.
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