 Total cost for lock, cut, weir, ballast and ground was £22,035 10"s." "d." () of which the land from Lord Dysart's estate cost £282 10"s." 5"d.".The lock was, at first, highly unpopular with the local fishermen and bargemen.After attempts to smash it, the lock keeper was granted permission to keep "a blunderbuss with bayonet attached thereto" to ward off attacks.