Romney & Marlow lock gates Case Study: 023 As a framework contractor to the Environment Agency (EA), ECS Engineering Services has won the contract to replace the lock gates at both Marlow and Romney locks on the River Thames. The project will include the design, fabrication and installation of the new lock gates and will be completed by the end of the year. The existing lock at Marlow was rebuilt by the Thames Conservancy in 1927 and since then the only improvements have been routine maintenance work and the addition of electrical power to make gate operation easier. Romney Lock was opened on the present site in 1797 and built of oak, but it was later rebuilt by the Thames Conservancy in 1869 and the weir was rebuilt further upstream at the beginning of the 20th century.

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