Newmans Weir

Newmans Weir is a weir on the River Lea located near Enfield Lock. The weir has wooden sluice gates within cast-iron guide frames. It was reconstructed in 1907, replacing a series of previous timber weirs.^[1]

The view above the weir; the weir-keeper's cottage stands on the far bank

Access

There is no public access. The weir can be seen at a distance from a public footpath at Enfield Island Village.

References

↑ Cherry, B & Pevsner, N The Buildings of England London 4 : North (1998) p441 ISBN 0-14-071049-3 Retrieved May 6, 2008

Public transport

The nearest railway station is Enfield Lock.

External links

Newmans Weir- a history

Coordinates: 51°40′22″N 0°00′52″W / 51.6727°N 0.0144°W / 51.6727; -0.0144

Locks and Weirs on the River Lea, England

Counties	Bedfordshire Hertfordshire Essex Greater London

Locks	Hertford Lock Ware Lock Hardmead Lock Stanstead Lock Feildes Weir Lock Dobbs Weir Lock Carthagena Lock Aqueduct Lock Cheshunt Lock Waltham Common Lock Waltham Town Lock Rammey Marsh Lock Enfield Lock Ponder's End Lock Pickett's Lock Stonebridge Lock Tottenham Lock Pond Lane Flood Gates Old Ford Lock Bow Locks

Weirs	Horns Mill Weir Hertford Castle Weir Hartham Weir Ware Weir Feildes Weir Dobbs Weir Carthagena Weir Kings Weir Newmans Weir Middlesex Filter Beds Weir

Hertford Union Canal (branch from Hackney Cut)	Old Ford Lower Lock Old Ford Middle Lock Old Ford Upper Lock Regent's Canal

Limehouse Cut (branch, at Bow Locks)	Bromley Stop Lock Britannia Stop Lock Limehouse Basin

Bow Back Rivers (branches of the Old River Lea)	Three Mills Lock City Mill Lock Carpenter's Road Lock (defunct) Marshgate Lane Lock (defunct) Three Mills Wall River Weir (These rivers form the waterways within the 2012 Olympic Park - they flow into Bow Creek)