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词条 Ponder's End Lock
释义

  1. History

  2. Access to the lock

  3. Recreation

  4. References

  5. External links

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Ponders End Lock (No 14) is a paired lock on the River Lee Navigation in England and is located near Ponders End, London. It is the last lock upstream that is large enough to take barges of up to 130 tons.

History

The lock was fully mechanised and duplicated in 1959, and was the first major work in a £864.000 British Waterways project to improve the Navigation. Work was completed in twelve months.[1]

Access to the lock

The lock is located in Wharf Road close to the crossing of the Lea Valley Road A110 and is near Ponders End railway station. Pedestrian and cycle access by the Lea Valley Walk

Recreation

Angling is allowed on the River Lee Navigation upstream and downstream of Ponders End Lock.[2]

References

1. ^Transport and Salaried Staff Journal, p159 January 1959 Retrieved 3 May 2008
2. ^River Lea Anglers Club Retrieved 2 December 2014

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080622004340/http://www.londoncanals.co.uk/lee/lee03.html The Lee Navigation]
  • Ponders End lock- a history
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3 : Locks of London|Geography of the London Borough of Enfield|Locks of the Lee Navigation

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