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Keadby Lock is a navigational structure located on the River Trent in Lincolnshire, constructed in the early twentieth century as part of improvements to inland water transport. The lock was built to facilitate commercial navigation along the Trent, enabling vessels to navigate tidal variations and maintain reliable passage to and from the industrial heartlands served by the river. Its design and construction reflect the engineering standards of the Edwardian period and represent the continuation of efforts to modernise England's inland waterway network. The structure remains an important element of the Trent's navigational infrastructure and stands as a testament to early industrial-era river engineering.
Keadby Lock is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005204. View the official record →
Keadby Lock is a navigational structure located on the River Trent in Lincolnshire, constructed in the early twentieth century as part of improvements to inland water transport. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005204.
Keadby Lock is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005204.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Flixborough Saxon nunnery and site of All Saints medieval church and burial ground (5.1 km), Adlingfleet medieval rectory, 60m south of All Saints Church (9.6 km), Axholme Carthusian Priory and post-Dissolution garden earthworks, Melwood Park (9.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Keadby Lock's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Keadby Lock stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.