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Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock which tells the story of Reading's two rivers — the Kennet and the Thames. The museum occupies two former industrial buildings, the Screen House and the Turbine House. Exhibits include a
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Kennet & Avon Middle Thames: Pearson's Canal
Companion
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Companion
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Waterway - A Guide to the Kennet & Avon Canal
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Waterway - A Guide to the Kennet & Avon Canal
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1049:"Notices: Blakes Lock 107, River Kennet at Reading"
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1116:. Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire: Moonraker Press.
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801:The lock was converted to a timber-constructed
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2013:: Administered by the
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1859:Berks and Hants Canal
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126:55 miles (89 km)
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1014:on 26 September 2006
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1169:Next lock upstream
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1934:John Rennie
1710:High Bridge
1606:Sulhamstead
1576:Aldermaston
1570:Woolhampton
1432:Picketfield
1382:55–63
1352:22–50
1348:Seend Locks
1346:17–21
1340:15–16
1188:County Lock
955:15 November
924:12 November
792:John Rennie
174:Blakes Lock
2065:Categories
2035:51°27′21″N
1685:New Bridge
1624:Burghfield
1480:Dreweatt's
1450:Hungerford
1396:Burnt Mill
1330:Bath Locks
1328:7–13
892:References
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803:pound lock
772:flash lock
2038:0°57′18″W
1887:John Hore
1719:Aqueducts
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1600:Tyle Mill
1438:Cobbler's
1372:Brimslade
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1300:Keynsham
1277:Features
1202:SU727735
945:web page
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845:See also
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1791:Museums
1678:Bridges
1657:Tunnels
1648:Blake's
1618:Garston
1564:Heale's
1558:Midgham
1540:Widmead
1516:Newbury
1510:Guyer's
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766:History
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1636:Fobney
1588:Towney
1534:Bull's
1504:Higg's
1498:Benham
1378:Cadley
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1594:Ufton
1486:Copse
1285:Locks
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