Old Ford Lower Lock: Difference between revisions
Kbthompson (talk | contribs) →See also: Canalplan Gazeteer entry |
Kbthompson (talk | contribs) Britain's First Railway Murder |
||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
The tail of the lock is at the same level as the [[Lee Navigation]] and joins that canal below [[Old Ford Lock]]. The head of the lock proceeds west to [[Old Ford Middle Lock]], to the south of [[Victoria Park, East London|Victoria Park]] – then via [[Old Ford Upper Lock]] to join the [[Regent's Canal]] at the Hertford Union Junction between [[Mile End Lock]] and [[Old Ford Lock (Regent's Canal)|Old Ford Lock]] - on the Regent's Canal. |
The tail of the lock is at the same level as the [[Lee Navigation]] and joins that canal below [[Old Ford Lock]]. The head of the lock proceeds west to [[Old Ford Middle Lock]], to the south of [[Victoria Park, East London|Victoria Park]] – then via [[Old Ford Upper Lock]] to join the [[Regent's Canal]] at the Hertford Union Junction between [[Mile End Lock]] and [[Old Ford Lock (Regent's Canal)|Old Ford Lock]] - on the Regent's Canal. |
||
The [[public house]], now the "Top of the Morning", but then the Mitford Castle, by the ramp to the canal, on Wick Road, was where Thomas Briggs – the first victim of a railway murder – was taken to die from his wounds, in July 1864 (see [[Hackney_Wick#Murder and the railways|Hackney Wick]]). |
The [[public house]], now the "Top of the Morning", but then the Mitford Castle, by the ramp to the canal, on Wick Road, was where Thomas Briggs – the first victim of a railway murder – was taken to die from his wounds, in July 1864 (see [[Hackney_Wick#Murder and the railways|Hackney Wick]]).<ref>[http://www.socyberty.com/History/Britains-First-Railway-Murder.362997 ''Britain's First Railway Murder''] (Socyberty) accessed 9 December 2008</ref> |
||
{{Nearest Over|Hackney Wick}} |
{{Nearest Over|Hackney Wick}} |
||
Revision as of 14:28, 9 December 2008
| Old Ford Lower Lock No. 3 | |
|---|---|
 Old Ford Lower Lock | |
| Waterway | Hertford Union Canal |
| County | Tower Hamlets Greater London |
| Maintained by | British Waterways |
| Operation | Manual |
| Fall | 3 feet 9 inches (1.1 m) |
| Distance to River Lee Navigation | 0.13 miles (0.2 km) |
| Distance to Regent's Canal | 1 mile (1.6 km) |
Old Ford Lower Lock is a lock on the Hertford Union Canal, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The lock is to the south of Victoria Park, off Wick Road and beyond the Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach Road bridge, to the east.
The tail of the lock is at the same level as the Lee Navigation and joins that canal below Old Ford Lock. The head of the lock proceeds west to Old Ford Middle Lock, to the south of Victoria Park – then via Old Ford Upper Lock to join the Regent's Canal at the Hertford Union Junction between Mile End Lock and Old Ford Lock - on the Regent's Canal.
The public house, now the "Top of the Morning", but then the Mitford Castle, by the ramp to the canal, on Wick Road, was where Thomas Briggs – the first victim of a railway murder – was taken to die from his wounds, in July 1864 (see Hackney Wick).[1]
- ^ Britain's First Railway Murder (Socyberty) accessed 9 December 2008
References
- Old Ford Lower Lock (Canalplan Gazeteer entry)
See also
- Old Ford Lock (Lee Navigation)
- Old Ford Lock (Regent's Canal)
- Old Ford Upper Lock
- Old Ford Middle Lock
 | This United Kingdom canal-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |