Isis Lock
title: "Isis Lock" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1797-establishments-in-england", "transport-infrastructure-completed-in-1797", "transport-infrastructure-completed-in-1844", "locks-of-oxfordshire", "buildings-and-structures-in-oxford", "transport-in-oxford", "oxford-canal"] topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isis_Lock" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| lock_name | Isis Lock |
| image | Isis Lock, Oxford - geograph.org.uk - 320206.jpg |
| caption | Isis Lock with the Oxford Canal on the left and the Castle Mill Stream on the right. |
| waterway | Oxford Canal/Castle Mill Stream |
| county | Oxfordshire |
| first | 1795–97 |
| latest | 1844 |
| length | 77' |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
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Isis Lock (known to boatmen as "Louse Lock") is a lock connecting the Oxford Canal and the Castle Mill Stream, a backwater of the River Thames in Oxford, England.
Location
The Isis Lock is close to Sheepwash Channel, just to the south and linking with the River Thames to the west. To the west of the lock are Rewley Road, the Cherwell Valley Line, and the Cotswold Line, just north of Oxford railway station. To the east over the Oxford Canal are the grounds of Worcester College, one of the colleges of Oxford University.
There is a winding hole for boats to turn on the Oxford Canal just to the north of the lock.
History
In central Oxford, the Oxford Canal and the River Thames were originally linked by a flash lock at Hythe Bridge. In 1795–97, David Harris replaced it with Isis Lock, a broad lock to allow Thames barges in and out of the Oxford Canal Company's Worcester Street wharves. Isis Lock was rebuilt as a narrow lock in 1844.
Gallery
File:Oxford Canal approaching Isis Lock - geograph.org.uk - 872819.jpg|The Oxford Canal, approaching Isis Lock with narrowboats moored by the canal. File:Isis Lock, Oxford - geograph.org.uk - 320212.jpg|View of Isis Lock and the footbridge. File:Oxford - Isis Lock - geograph.org.uk - 1328171.jpg|Isis Lock, looking towards the river. The raised bricks facilitate the opening of the lock gate in wet weather. File:Oxford - Isis Lock - geograph.org.uk - 1328212.jpg|Isis Lock Looking over the lock gate and under the bridge, towards the southern part of the Oxford Canal. File:Oxford - Isis Lock - geograph.org.uk - 1328149.jpg|Isis Lock and the footbridge. File:Oxford - Isis Lock - geograph.org.uk - 1328200.jpg|Looking over the lock gate. File:Winding hole , Isis Lock - geograph.org.uk - 872816.jpg|Winding hole at Isis Lock. File:Footbridge by Isis Lock - geograph.org.uk - 872810.jpg|Footbridge by Isis Lock.
References
Sources
References
- "Isis Lock — Waterway Locks, Planes and Lifts on Waymarking.com". Waymarking.com.
- "Isis Lock — Oxford Canal (Oxford)". [[Wikimapia]].
- "River Thames (Sheepwash Channel)". CanalPlanAC.
- Davies & Robinson, 2003, page 43.
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