Pickett's Lock (lock)
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| Pickett's Lock | |
 Pickett's Lock |
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| Waterway | River Lee Navigation |
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| County | Greater London |
| Maintained by | British Waterways |
| Operation | Manual |
| First built | 1855 |
| Length | 95' |
| Width | 19' 6" |
| Distance to Bow Creek |
10.5 miles |
| Distance to Hertford Castle Weir |
17.5 miles |
Pickett's Lock (No 15) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation in England and is located near Edmonton, London. It gives its name to the surrounding area of Picketts Lock. Like other locks as far as Ponder's End Lock it is large enough to take barges of up to 130 tons. However it has not been upgraded to power operation and so it must be manually operated. It has gate paddles but these do not have gate baffles to mitigate the rush of water into the lock.
[edit] History
The original lock was rebuilt following the River Lea Water Act of 1855, enabling a second Edmonton lock to be closed.[1]
[edit] Access to the lock
The lock is situated on the navigation between the William Girling Reservoir to the west and Deephams Sewage Treatment Works to the east. The lock can be reached from Montagu Road, Edmonton via Pickett's Lock Lane which is part of the Pymmes Brook Trail. It can also be reached from the Lea Valley Viaduct via Lea Park Way and the River Lee's towpath which forms part of the Lea Valley Walk
[edit] References
- ^ Godfrey A. ( notes to) Old Ordnance Survey Maps: London Sheet 2, Edmonton ( Pickett's Lock) 1894 Alan Godfrey Maps, ISBN 0-85054-967-1
| Next lock upstream | River Lee Navigation | Next lock downstream |
| Ponder's End Lock 1.5 miles |
Pickett's Lock (lock) Grid reference: TQ3617693803 |
Stonebridge Lock 2.2 miles |
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