Building record MLI126140 - Wet Dock Lock, Port of Boston
Summary
The lock to the wet dock at the Port of Boston
Type and Period (1)
- LOCK (Post Medieval to Modern - 1884 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A lock for the wet dock at the Port of Boston which was built between 1882 and 1884. The lock is 300 feet long and 50 feet wide, with two pairs of gates at either end. The walls of the lock were built of and braced with Portland cement concrete and embedded with rough blocks of concrete stone from quarries at Sleaford. The walls are faced in Staffordshire blue brickwork blocks. The original timber gates have since been replaced with timber gates with metal sheeting; the footbridges over the gates have also since been altered. Elements of the lock which are probably original include the granite quoins and coping, parts of the mechanism for opening the gates and parts of the furniture, such as the cast iron mushroom moorings, mooring rings and iron bollards. {1}
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SLI17206 Report: Mott MacDonald. 2022. Boston Tidal Barrier: Project Level 2 Historic Building Recording of the Wet Dock Lock. -.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 33371 43048 (92m by 46m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOSTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Nov 24 2022 2:38PM
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