Bridge And Lock, Immediately South West Of Baylham Mill

The bridge and lock, located immediately south-west of Baylham Mill, date to around 1780 and have undergone repairs in 19th-century gault brick. The bridge features a humped design made of red brick, with a semi-circular arch spanning the River Gipping and a smaller arch to the left. It has parapets that are 1 metre high, topped with moulded and painted stone and concrete cappings. Upstream of the bridge is a contemporary lock, also constructed of red and gault brick. The wooden gates, with the upper gates dating to the 20th century and the lower gates to the 19th century, are mostly intact but in a state of ruin. This structure is believed to be the best surviving example of a lock from the Ipswich and Stowmarket Navigation.