Survey Data
Reg No
50060124
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Lock
In Use As
Lock
Date
1780 - 1800
Coordinates
312607, 237372
Date Recorded
10/09/2014
Date Updated
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Description
Canal lock associated with Royal Canal, built c.1790, comprising two pairs of timber and steel breast gates with timber footboards and balance beams. Gates set within limestone tooled limestone ashlar lock chamber with bull-nose limestone capstones at ground level. Located adjacent to H.S. Reilly Bridge.
Appraisal
A well-constructed canal lock that forms part of a wider collection of locks, bridges and lock-keepers' houses associated with the Royal Canal on its journey from Spencer Dock to Longford town. Displaying quality masonry skills and early eighteenth-century engineering, it attests to the importance of the canal’s role at the time of construction. Fully functioning, this lock serves recreational use today and remains an important element in the architectural and industrial heritage of north Dublin.