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This lockhouse was built between the towpath and the river—a position that made it vulnerable to flood waters. Nevertheless, the house survived until the flood of 1936 when it was partially destroyed by a heavy drift. It was built of brick in 1837–38, four years after the lock in front of it was completed. The original house was 20 x 32 feet but at some point an addition had been added to it, as was the case with many of the lockhouses that often proved too small for the families that occupied them.