Marsh Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, close to Mill Meadows. It is owned and managed by the Environment Agency.
The lock, original weir and footbridge were designed by Humphrey Gainsborough, a local non-conformist minister, inventor and the brother of the artist Thomas Gainsborough.
The weir was reconstructed in 2004 by Mowlem PLC to a design by Halcrow Group.
Because the lock is unusually situated on the opposite side of the river to the towpath, a long wooden bridge carries the path out to the lock island below the weir, and then back again to the riverbank above the weir. This feature is unique on the River Thames.
Soon after the lock is the entrance to the Hannerton Backwater. The river passes between Wargrave and Shiplake and is joined by the River Loddon just below Shiplake Lock. The Wargrave & Shiplake Regatta takes place on the reach. The Thames Path follows the river on the western bank and then takes a diversion through Shiplake.
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