Cobbler's Lock Cottage beside the K&A Canal for sale again

British Waterways put the lock-side cottage on the Kennet & Avon Canal near Hungerford up for sale with property auctioneers, Savills as an investment property with sitting tenants in October last year.

 

At that time it had a guide price of price of £110,000 and it was bought before the auction by international property investment company, Regis Group, who following the death of the tenant have put it up for sale again — this time with vacant possession and a guide price of £145,000 plus.

The cottage is in an idylic setting on the edge Hungerford Marsh Nature Reserve and beside the K&A Canal with the River Dunn behind it.

The freehold two bedroomed, two storey cottage described as 'in need of modernisation and refurbishment'  comes with 0.16 Acres of land.

To view the cottage contact  Savills on 0207 824 9091

Full details go to Lot 36 at: Cobblers Lock Cottage 

THIS PROPERTY IS NOW SOLD

KA Boaters' update: Friday 19 November 2010

Stoppages:

• Wootton Rivers (Locks 51-54) closed until  Friday 17 December for new lock gates to be fitted. (Scheduled winter stoppage)
• The Bath Flight  — Widcombe Lock(7) to Bath Top Lock(13) Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th December for scaffold installation and on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th February for scaffold removal.

Between these dates refurbishment work will be done on the iron tail bridges over the locks — the flight will stay open with a reduced headroom of 2.4m. 


Navigation Restrictions: 

• Oakhill Down Lock (68) near Froxfield is now open — but by appointment only. BW staff will operate the lock at 9am and 2.30pm until futher notice. Bookings must be made at least 24 hours in advance, by calling 01380 722859. (Bookings for weekend passage should be made before 12 noon on Friday).

Note: tomorrow (Sat 20th November) you can use the lock between 10 and 10.30 am without booking because the lock will be operated for boats already booked.

• From the west of Hungerford at Cobblers Lock (72) to Wire Lock (76) on the eastern side of the town there could be delays of up to 30 minutes and occasional drops in the water lever for dredging and bank protection work.

• The Bath Flight  — Widcombe Lock(7) to Bath Top Lock(13) Height restriction of 2.4m between 10 December and 19 February 2011

Water levels:
Water levels are good throughout the canal — although there may be lower levels from time to time  between Cobblers Lock (72) to Wire Lock (76) for the work going on there.

Boating facilities

• BW report that all of their pump-outs are working.

• There is no longer rubbish disposal at Hungerford — use Kintbury or Great Bedwyn.

Note: Bradford on Avon lock (14): The stoppage planned for Monday 29 November 2010 to Wednesday 1 December 2010 for repairs to the lock structure and sluices has been cancelled. It will now take place next year.


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KA Canal boater's bulletin Friday 12 November 2010

Stoppages:

• Wootton Rivers (Locks 51-54) closed until  Friday 17 December for new lock gates to be fitted. (Scheduled winter stoppage)

Navigation Restrictions: 

• Oakhill Down Lock (68) near Froxfield is now open — but by appointment only. BW staff will operate the lock at 9am and 2.30pm until futher notice. 
  Bookings must be made at least 24 hours in advance, by calling 01380 722859. (Bookings for weekend passage should be made before 12 noon on Friday).

• From the west of Hungerford at Cobblers Lock (72) to Wire Lock (76) on the eastern side of the town there could be delays of up to 30 minutes and occasional drops in the water lever for dredging and bank protection work.

• Caen Hill Flight — boaters are asked to share locks where possible to save water.

• The Bath Flight is open — the stoppage start has been postponed until Monday 22 November 2010 but it is still expected to finish on Friday 10 December 2010

Water levels:

Water levels are good throughout the canal — although there may be lower levels from time to time  between Cobblers Lock (72) to Wire Lock (76) for the work going on there.

Boating facilities

• BW report that all of their pump-outs are working.

• There is no longer rubbish disposal at Hungerford — use Kintbury or Great Bedwyn.

Note:

The George Inn at Bathampton is open again following refurbishment of the pub.

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Cobblers Lock Cottage on K&A Canal for sale by auction

British Waterways is selling Cobblers Lock Cottage on the Kennet & Avon Canal near Hungerford.  The two bedroomed cottage is being sold with a guide price of £110,000 as an investment property let on a Regulated Tenancy giving an annual income of £4,283. 

It is lot 103 in Savills  auction on October 28th at The Royal Garden Hotel, 2-24 Kensington High Street, London W8 4PT, starting at 10.00 am.

For full details and close up picture of the cottage click on: Cobblers Lock Cottage

Savills' website: http://auctions.savills.co.uk

THIS COTTAGE IS NOW SOLD

Historic Kennet & Avon Canal lock cottage for sale

Cobblers Lock Cottage on the left — 

viewed from Hungerford Marsh Lock.

British Waterways is selling 
Cobblers Lock House 
near Hungerford by auction.

The cottage is alongside Cobblers lock on the K&A Canal and on the edge of Hungerford Marsh Nature Reserve.

No details of house are available at the moment —  but auctioneers, Savills, say that full details will be posted on their website on Friday 8th October and the auction takes place on 28th October.  Go to: http://auctions.savills.co.uk

THIS COTTAGE IS NOW SOLD

Navigation delays on the K&A Canal near Hungerford 

Monday 11 October 2010 - Monday 31 January 2011 

There will be delays and occassional drops in the water lever on the Kennet & Avon Canal from  the west of Hungerford at Cobblers Lock(72) to Wire Lock(76) on the eastern side of the town for dredging and bank protection work.    


Boaters may experience short delays but they should not be longer than 30 minutes. 


BW says that when the water levels are lowered the pound should still be passable by staying in the middle of the channel. 

Enquiries: 0121 323 1700