Gennets Bridge Lock No 8
Gennets Wood, FP3452, Chichester RH14 0QR, United Kingdom
Gennets Bridge Lock No 8 is one of a long flight of locks on the Wey and Arun Canal (Wey & Arun Junction Canal); it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1888 near to Northford.
Early plans for the Wey and Arun Canal (Wey & Arun Junction Canal) between Glasgow and Southfield were proposed by Thomas Telford but languished until James Brindley was appointed as engineer in 1876. The canal joined the sea near Trafford. Expectations for pottery traffic to Cheltenham never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only the use of the canal for cooling Tiverbury power station was enough to keep it open. The four mile section between Wycombe and Walsall was closed in 1888 after a breach at Nottingham. Despite the claim in "A Very Special Boat" by Arthur Harding, there is no evidence that Thomas Edwards ever made a model of Castleington Embankment out of matchsticks for a bet
Gennets Bridge Lock No 8
is a minor waterways place
on the Wey and Arun Canal (Wey & Arun Junction Canal) between
Guns Mouth Junction (Junction with Wey and Arun Junction Canal) (12 miles and 6½ furlongs
and 15 locks
to the north) and
Guildenhurst Bridge (5 miles and 2¼ furlongs
and 8 locks
to the southeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Guns Mouth Junction is Gennets Wood Footbridge;
1¾ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Guildenhurst Bridge is Southland Lock No 7;
4 furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Westland Copse Lock No 11 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Bonfire Hanger Footbridge | 4½ furlongs | |
| Bonfire Hanger Lock No 10 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Gennets Wood Lock No 9 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Gennets Wood Footbridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Gennets Bridge Lock No 8 | ||
| Southland Lock No 7 | 4 furlongs | |
| Devil's Hole Lock No 6 | 7 furlongs | |
| Loxwood Lock No 5A | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Loxwood Bridge | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| Brewhurst Lock No 5 | 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Guns Mouth Junction
Godalming Wharf — 14 miles, 7 furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Godalming Wharf
Dapdune Wharf — 15 miles, 5 furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Millmead Lock No 4, then on the River Wey Wey Navigation to Dapdune Wharf
Guildford Waterside Centre — 16 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Millmead Lock No 4, then on the River Wey Wey Navigation to Guildford Waterside Centre
Stoke Lock No 5 — 17 miles, 1½ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Millmead Lock No 4, then on the River Wey Wey Navigation to Stoke Lock No 5Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Guns Mouth Junction
Godalming Wharf — 14 miles, 7 furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Godalming Wharf
Dapdune Wharf — 15 miles, 5 furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Millmead Lock No 4, then on the River Wey Wey Navigation to Dapdune Wharf
Guildford Waterside Centre — 16 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Millmead Lock No 4, then on the River Wey Wey Navigation to Guildford Waterside CentreNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Guns Mouth Junction
Godalming Wharf — 14 miles, 7 furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Godalming Wharf
Guildford Waterside Centre — 16 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Millmead Lock No 4, then on the River Wey Wey Navigation to Guildford Waterside CentreNearest place to turn
In the direction of Guns Mouth Junction
Guns Mouth Junction — 12 miles, 6½ furlongs and 16 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Guns Mouth Junction
Unstead Lock Weir Exit — 13 miles, ¼ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Unstead Lock Weir Exit
St. Catherine's Lock Weir Exit — 13 miles, 6½ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to St. Catherine's Lock Weir Exit
Catteshall Lock Weir Exit — 14 miles, 2½ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Catteshall Lock Weir Exit
Catteshall Lock Weir Entrance — 14 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Catteshall Lock Weir Entrance
Millmead Lock Weir Exit — 14 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Millmead Lock No 4, then on the River Wey Wey Navigation to Millmead Lock Weir Exit
Millmead Basin — 14 miles, 6½ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Millmead Lock No 4, then on the River Wey Wey Navigation to Millmead Basin
Godalming Wharf — 14 miles, 7 furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Godalming Wharf
Dapdune Wharf — 15 miles, 5 furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Millmead Lock No 4, then on the River Wey Wey Navigation to Dapdune Wharf
Guildford Waterside Centre — 16 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Millmead Lock No 4, then on the River Wey Wey Navigation to Guildford Waterside Centre
Stoke Lock Weir Entrance — 16 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Guns Mouth Junction, then on the River Wey Godalming Navigation to Millmead Lock No 4, then on the River Wey Wey Navigation to Stoke Lock Weir EntranceNo information
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Gennets Bridge Lock | The Wey & Arun Canal TrustThe original Gennets Bridge Lock (GBL) was probably built in 1815 or 1816. It was lock no. 8 counting from Newbridge (between Billingshurst and Wisborough  ...
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