Godhögen Lock
Formal name: Vetenskaperna/The Sciences
Built: 1822
Technical facts: This double lock has a rise of 5.1 metres. The original lock wall between the centre gates was removed in the 1960s and replaced by a wall in reinforced concrete.
Product description
The locks at Godhögen were operated by successive generations of the Jansson family for 97
years. The first of them, Jan Erik Jansson, began as a lockkeeper on 1 April 1857. In 1894, Theodor Jansson took over and was followed on 14 March 1938 by carpenter Frans Olof Jansson, who was lockkeeper until 1954.