A small hatch was added in the lower Dordogne to hold water back in the garden. There was also another brick made holder for eels and a water pipe that fed the pond in the rough garden. The water-way of the river Avon passed through two fields before reaching the Priory. This allowed extra water to the Priory over the years. The Priory's main water supply being pumped out of the well and the tanks of water on the Priory roof were monitored by a weight/pulley system that was to be found on the end wall of the house near the kitchen. Many people would have been living in the Priory in its early days. Was this why water was brought so close to the house and the Dordogne dug so deep? The hatches were oak and ratchet controlled. In 1964 there were 3x 4/5 ft wide plus a small eel hatch. The hole must have been inserted during the river diversion. One hatch was a concrete type. This was opposite the old mill. Weeds from the small leat joined back to the river, this was used to float cut weeds and pitch them out of the river for fishing purposes