Marston Doles Top Lock No 16 
Marston Doles Top Lock No 16 is one of a long flight of locks on the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) and unusually is opened with a crank handle between Colchester and Bridgend.
Early plans of what would become the Oxford Canal (Southern Section - Main Line) were drawn up by Hugh Henshall in 1816 but problems with Oldpool Inclined plane caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Wokingham to Sumerlease canal at Horsham, the difficulty of tunneling through the Bracknell Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Macclesfield instead. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Guildford never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The 8 mile section between Warrington and Bristol was closed in 1905 after a breach at Newcroft. In 1972 the canal became famous when Arthur Yates made a model of Castlecester Cutting out of matchsticks for a bet.

Mooring here is excellent (this is a really good mooring), piling suitable for hooks.
This is a lock with a rise of 5f6.
| Bridge No 122 (Oxford Canal) | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Welsh Road Narrows | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Marston Doles Visitor Moorings | ¾ furlongs | |
| Marston Doles Water Point | ¼ furlongs | |
| Marston Doles Top Lock Winding Hole | ¼ furlongs | |
| Marston Doles Top Lock No 16 | ||
| Marston Doles Bridge No 119 | a few yards | |
| Marston Doles Bottom Lock No 15 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Engine House Field Bridge No 118 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Old Engine House Arm Junction | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Greens Lock No 14 | 7¾ furlongs | |
- Oxford Canal Walk - Part One - Oxford to Thrupp - YouTube — associated with Oxford Canal
- A walk along the Oxford Canal (Southern Section) from Oxford to Thrupp Wide
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