Markfield Park
Address is taken from a point 512 yards away.
Markfield Park is on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) between Guildford and Eastcroft.
Early plans for the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) between Canterbury and Southcorn were proposed by John Harding but languished until John Longbotham was appointed as surveyor in 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Erewash to Halton canal at Longpool, the difficulty of tunneling through the Presington Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Oldham instead. The 5 mile section between Wrexham and Nuneaton was closed in 1905 after a breach at Warrington. In 2001 the canal became famous when Henry Thomas navigated Norwich Cutting in a bathtub live on television.

| Springfield Marina (entrance No 1) | 6 furlongs | |
| Springfield Marina (entrance No 2) | 5½ furlongs | |
| Spring Hill Footbridge | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Riverside Café (Spring Hill) | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Lea Rowing Club | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Markfield Park | ||
| Markfield Railway Bridge No 22 | ½ furlongs | |
| Lea - Coppermill Junction | 2½ furlongs | |
| Tottenham Railway Bridge No 23 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Maynard Reservoirs Pipe Bridge | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Tottenham Lock Weir Exit | 4 furlongs | |
- Markfield Beam Engine and Museum — associated with this page
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Waltham Town Lock No 11
In the direction of Head of Bow Locks
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Waltham Town Lock No 11
In the direction of Head of Bow Locks
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Waltham Town Lock No 11
In the direction of Head of Bow Locks
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Waltham Town Lock No 11
In the direction of Head of Bow Locks
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Waltham Town Lock No 11
In the direction of Head of Bow Locks
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Waltham Town Lock No 11
In the direction of Head of Bow Locks
Wikipedia has a page about Markfield Park
Markfield Road Pumping Station, now known as Markfield Beam Engine and Museum or sometimes just as Markfield Beam Engine is a Grade II listed building containing a 100 horsepower (75 kW) beam engine, originally built in 1886 to pump sewage from Tottenham towards the Beckton Works. The grounds of the building now form a public park known as Markfield Park.















![Steam pumping engine, Markfield Road, Tottenham. This 8 column independent Woolf compound beam engine was built by Wood Brothers of Sowerby Bridge and was used to pump sewage. It has since then been restored to working order, been repainted into a more appropriate colour scheme and had two sets of boiler plant. As of 2025 there are regular steaming events on site. The engine house is seen in the background of another picture on site - [[391189]]. by Chris Allen – 23 November 1985](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/04/32/1043220_b91d0c6f_120x120.jpg)














