This is a video I took at Moneypenny's Lock.
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
I found this piece of information very interesting! Credit goes to the plaques at Moneypenny's for providing me with this information.
Moneypenny's Lock was originally known as Trueman's Lock. Stephen Moneypenny became
Lockkeeper around 1800 and The Moneypenny's were the Lockkeepers for around 85 years. Moneypenny's Lock was the last Lock before the canal entered the river Bann.
A majority of the traffic on the inland canal was horse drawn. The horses were not able to go further than whitecoat (this was between Moneypenny's Lock and Portadown) where the canal entered the Upper Bann Navigation and they were taken back to the stables at Moneypenny's to stay until the lighter came back again. Travel from whitecoat to the Lough was by sail power, the river current and poling. Also, sail repair was another job that was done at Moneypenny's.
The summit level was 78 feet above sea level and so locks had to be built to allow boats to climb this and then go to Lough Neagh. It was easy for the horses to transport any goods by canal rather than on the roads as the weight of the loads was supported by the water.
The canal was 18 miles in length and passed through the countryside between Newry and Portadown. There were 14 locks in total along the canal.
Moneypenny's Lock was originally known as Trueman's Lock. Stephen Moneypenny became
Lockkeeper around 1800 and The Moneypenny's were the Lockkeepers for around 85 years. Moneypenny's Lock was the last Lock before the canal entered the river Bann.
A majority of the traffic on the inland canal was horse drawn. The horses were not able to go further than whitecoat (this was between Moneypenny's Lock and Portadown) where the canal entered the Upper Bann Navigation and they were taken back to the stables at Moneypenny's to stay until the lighter came back again. Travel from whitecoat to the Lough was by sail power, the river current and poling. Also, sail repair was another job that was done at Moneypenny's.
The summit level was 78 feet above sea level and so locks had to be built to allow boats to climb this and then go to Lough Neagh. It was easy for the horses to transport any goods by canal rather than on the roads as the weight of the loads was supported by the water.
The canal was 18 miles in length and passed through the countryside between Newry and Portadown. There were 14 locks in total along the canal.
Sunday, 22 March 2015
Wednesday, 4 March 2015
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
I found this website useful for my research!
http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/Moneypennys-Lock-Portadown-Craigavon-P2854
http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/Moneypennys-Lock-Portadown-Craigavon-P2854
Sunday, 1 February 2015
Welcome to my blog on the History of Moneypenny's Lock.
I have decided to research the history of Moneypenny's Lock for a class assignment. I have been to Moneypenny's Lock many times before and I am very interested in finding out the history of the Lock. Feel free to comment or leave any information as I would really appreciate it.
I have decided to research the history of Moneypenny's Lock for a class assignment. I have been to Moneypenny's Lock many times before and I am very interested in finding out the history of the Lock. Feel free to comment or leave any information as I would really appreciate it.
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