The 1835 iron bridge at Rammey Marsh Lock. It was closed recently due to structural faultsRammey Marsh is the second of two partially mechanised locks…
Continue ReadingLee Navigation – the old order at Waltham
The Lee Navigation once connected into the actual River Lea for a short distance from a point just above the M25 at Rammey Marsh as…
Continue ReadingThe Lee Navigation – Rammey Marsh and Waltham Abbey
The lock and 1835 iron bridge at Rammey Marsh.This section of the Lee Navigation was the last to be constructed outside of London, and the…
Continue ReadingThe Lee Navigation – Brimsdown to Enfield Lock
The noted covered wharf at Brimsdown – the only example left in London on a through waterway.The Lee Navigation (actually as the Enfield Mill…
Continue ReadingThe Lee Navigation – Picketts, Ponders & the Turkey Brook
Picketts Lock looking down the navigation towards EdmontonPicketts Lock is the first of the manual locks on the Lee Navigation – and what a big…
Continue ReadingThe Lee Navigation – Through Tottenham and Edmonton
The River Lea continues from Springfield Park past moored boats belonging to the local marina and the remnants of industry that gave the navigation some…
Continue ReadingThe Lee Navigation – Hackney Canal & Springfield
The River Lea leaves the navigation at this point. As one’s boat enters Old Ford locks, technically they are on a canal. This was known…
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The Hertford Union (or Ducketts) Canal
A short-cut from the Regent’s to the Lea/Lee Also known as Ducketts Canal as the main text will explain. The Hertford Union is the shortest…
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