TEDNAMBURY LOCK    

1884 Report: ''Brickwork, upper and lower ends require considerable repair, side Main Piles nearly gone, requires entire new sides. Upper gates new 2 years ago, in fair condition; lower gates old, only poor state.|"

1901 Report: "Brickwork. Upper and lower ends require considerable repair. side Main Piles nearly gone; requires entire new sides.  Upper gates 1874, in fair condition. Lower gates old, 1856, very poor state. Cost for repairs about £300."

The lock derives its name originally from the Suffolk town of Bury St Edmunds.  The religious order there once owned land at the nearby hamlet of Tednambury.   

The associated mill (originally called Tednam Mill) lies to the east and was first noted in 1641.   The mill was rebuilt as a silk mill in 1693. In 1778 it was converted to a corn mill. The current water mill was built in 1874 and remained in use until 1952.  The millstream now provides sheltered moorings complete with a dry dock.

The lock was originally built as a turf sided chamber and was rebuilt in concrete in 1919 and 1920. The millstream follows the line of the trees to the right

 It is an isolated lock in the middle of a field, often visited by the local cattle.  It is wise to watch your step....