Weston Lock Weir Exit
Weston Lock Weir Exit is on the River Avon (Kennet and Avon Navigation) between Lancaster and Sefton.
Early plans of what would become the River Avon (Kennet and Avon Navigation) were drawn up by Exuperius Picking Junior in 1816 but problems with Bradford Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Wesspool to Oldhampton canal at Newport, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Bernigo at Wycombe caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Eastcester instead. In his autobiography Henry Edwards writes of his experiences as a lock-keeper in the 1960s

| Locksbrook Road Railway Bridge No 205 (disused) | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Fielding's Road Footbridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Weston Lock Weir Entrance | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Brassmill Lane Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Weston Lock No 6 | ½ furlongs | |
| Weston Lock Weir Exit | ||
| Bristol - Bath Cycleway Bridge | 4 furlongs | |
| Bath Marina | 5½ furlongs | |
| Newbridge Road Bridge No 208 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Kelston Park Railway Bridge (disused) | 1 mile, 5½ furlongs | |
| Saltford Marina | 2 miles, 7 furlongs | |
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![Below Weston Lock, River Avon. The landing stage for crew to re-board after working Weston Lock gates. The main river joins from the left over the weir [[33977]] by Pierre Terre – 20 May 2006](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/17/97/179797_b5168988_120x120.jpg)





![Lock landing, below Weston Lock [No 6], River Avon. Strictly for crews to get on and off their boats, when using the lock. The water is turbulent because the lock is being emptied. by Christine Johnstone – 03 May 2015](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/48/37/4483730_73ae9d38_120x120.jpg)


![House at Weston Lock [No 6], River Avon, Bath. On Brassmill Lane. Probably connected with the navigation. by Christine Johnstone – 03 May 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/48/37/4483727_562f9d0d_120x120.jpg)


















