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Sea Lock and Basin

A Grade II Listed Building in Milton, City of Portsmouth

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7948 / 50°47'41"N

Longitude: -1.0388 / 1°2'19"W

OS Eastings: 467842

OS Northings: 99912

OS Grid: SZ678999

Mapcode National: GBR BDC.25Z

Mapcode Global: FRA 86QZ.TBH

Plus Code: 9C2WQXV6+WF

Entry Name: Sea Lock and Basin

Listing Date: 18 March 1999

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1333170

English Heritage Legacy ID: 474849

ID on this website: 101333170

Location: Eastney, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO4

County: City of Portsmouth

Electoral Ward/Division: Milton

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Portsmouth

Traditional County: Hampshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hampshire

Church of England Parish: Milton St James

Church of England Diocese: Portsmouth

Tagged with: Lock

Description


PORTSMOUTH

SZ69NE LOCKSWAY ROAD, Milton 774-1/6/56 Sea Lock and Basin

II

Sea lock and basin. 1823. Probably by Josias Jessop. Red brick in English bond. Roach bed Portland stone dressings. North and south walls have 2 narrow recessed panels at east and west ends, which housed gates and posts. Gates and posts missing except for part of the original oak posts at west end. The upper iron post holding straps are set in the stone coping. West end has curved wall on each side at entrance to basin. Stone rusticated quoins and deep coping stones at ground level. Areas of coping are missing. East projection into Langston Harbour is foreshortened with brickwork rakes down at ends, late C20. Later cranked iron bridge at west end of lock. Sides of basin recently partially restored. This is the only surviving section of the Portsea Canal which was part of the Portsmouth and Arundel canal. (Vine PAL: London's Lost route to the Sea: David & Charles N. Abbot: 1956-1973: 58-65).



Listing NGR: SU6610802158

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