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Georgian houses on the Butts estate in Brentford.
©Graham Newell
This is the sluice weir controlling the main flow of water through Brentford Basin and the Gauging Locks.
©Alan Murray-Rust
Dist:0.1km north<br/>There was clearly only a low flow of water in the River Brent, so despite there being no traffic through the locks, the water level was able to be maintained just below the overflow level. Waterfowl are keeping their feet dry!
©Alan Murray-Rust
Dist:0.1km north<br/>The entrance to the Office seen in [[945681]]. Nicely maintained, I am not clear whether the glass is original or a modern replacement.
©Alan Murray-Rust
Dist:0.1km north<br/>These would be used to adjust the flow of water to maintain an even level in the reach, depending on the combination of river flow and the number of craft passing the locks.
©Alan Murray-Rust
Dist:0.1km north<br/>An attractive modern laminated timber footbridge over the river channel at the back of Brentford Gauging Locks. The inflow of water from the sluices in [[945690]] can just be detected at the top of the area of reflection of the sky. River flow was very low on the day concerned.
©Alan Murray-Rust
Dist:0.1km north<br/>Showing the new moorings and housing developments on the island between the basin and the old river course. Compare with [[316528]]
©Alan Murray-Rust
Dist:0.2km north<br/>The main part of the shopping area of the High Street, just east of the Market Place.
©Alan Murray-Rust
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Seen from under the canopy of one of the remaining canalside warehouses here. The narrowboat in the foreground is berthed where boats and barges would be loaded and unloaded.
©Alan Murray-Rust
Dist:0.2km north<br/>White paint is being applied to the curbs of the locks at Brentford Gauging Locks
©Alan Murray-Rust
Dist:0.2km north<br/>The top gates with the Toll Office in the background. Craft would be gauged while passing through the lock to assess the toll on their cargo. At some point in its life each boat would have its freeboard measured with known weights of load. This would then allow a full and empty entry to be made in a register; on subsequent visits a measurement of freeboard would enable the weight of cargo on that run to be calculated.
©Alan Murray-Rust
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Lockkeeper's booth and footbridge. The latter was basically to enable the lockeepers to move around freely without having to worry as to which gates were open or shut.
©Alan Murray-Rust
Dist:0.2km north<br/>See [[395631]] for a 1976 photo of this area. It has completely changed with new blocks of flats.
©David Hawgood
Dist:0.2km north<br/>The tall white constructions conceal the hydraulic rams which operate the sluice paddles for the locks. Behind can be seen the toll office where the gauging of craft passing through the locks was administered.
©Alan Murray-Rust
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Showing the new development on the island behind, which replaced the warehouses visible in [[316528]]
©Alan Murray-Rust

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