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Naburn Lock
Heritage Open Day: Naburn Locks, on the River Ouse six miles from York, is a hidden Gem that needs to be explored by all who visit the area.
In the 1750s, to improve navigation on this flood-prone river, two John Smiths (father and son) built a lock and weir combination that is the most impressive piece of engineering on any English navigation before 1760. It created an island which then had a watermill built upon it.
In 1823 the Trustees of the Ouse Navigation built the fine-looking Greek Reviv
Sun 13 Sep:0930- 1600. Free Entry. For more information and last-minute updates, please visit the Heritage Open Days website
Canal & River Trust, Naburn, York, North Yorkshire YO19 4RU
Sun 13 Sep 2015
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