Monument record MLI52901 - Fiskerton Sluice
Summary
Fiskerton Sluice
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 52901
Fiskerton Sluice, which lies one mile upstream of Bardney Lock, was constructed as part of John Rennie’s major drainage and navigation scheme for the River Witham which was undertaken between 1812 and 1830. Part of this scheme involved constructing a new, embarked high level navigable channel for the Witham between Lincoln and Bardney Lock. The sluice at Fiskerton was built to enable high flows in this new channel to be diverted into the old meandering course of the Witham which ran via Short ferry to rejoin the main river below Bardney Lock. The sluice consisted of a masonry structure set in the north bank of the new channel and parallel to it. It had three central 6 ft wide sluice openings and two flanking 8 ft wide spillway weirs. The overall size of the structure in plan was 76 ft and 45 ft deep. The three timber sluice gates were raised vertically by means of a simple rack and pinion winding gear. In 1989 the original hand-winding gear for Fiskerton Sluice finally became redundant after 163 years service when, as part of a modernisation programme, electrically operated sluice gates were installed. One mechanism is now in the Museum of Lincolnshire Life and the other is with Boston Borough Council.{1}
Archaeological monitoring and recording was undertaken by Archaeological Project Services at Fiskerton Sluice in January 2011. Two parallel 19th century timber crossbeams were exposed during the removal of the downstream concrete apron. {2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI671 Article in Serial: 1990. LINCOLNSHIRE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY. VOL 25 PP 61-2.
- <2> SLI13591 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2011. Archaeological monitoring and recording at Fiskerton Sluice, Short Ferry. FIFS11.
- <3> SLI13592 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2011. Archaeological monitoring and recording at Fiskerton Sluice, Short Ferry. LCNCC: 2011.14.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0890 7116 (12m by 15m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FISKERTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | HEIGHINGTON, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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