Carpenters Road Lock
Carpenters Road Lock is one of some locks on the Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (Old River Lea); it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1905 near to Wigan.
The Act of Parliament for the Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (Old River Lea) was passed on January 1 1816 the same day as that of The Coventry Canal. In 1905 the Lisburn and Newbury Canal built a branch to join at Neath. Expectations for limestone traffic to Stockton-on-Tees were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Restoration of Manworth Inclined plane was funded by a donation from the Restore the Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (Old River Lea) campaign

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
This is a lock with a rise of 1 foot and 6 inches.
| Former Tidal Lock (Old River Lea) | 2 furlongs | |
| Olympic Stadium Footbridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Olympic Stadium Corner | ¾ furlongs | |
| London Way Bridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Old River Lea - City Mill Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
| Carpenters Road Lock | ||
| Waterworks River - River Lea Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
| Halfway Bridge (River Lea) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Overground Rail Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Waterden Road Footbridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Waterden Road Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
- Carpenters Road Lock — associated with this page
- The Carpenters Road Lock website.
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![Bridge deck. This is the pedestrian bridge over Carpenters Road Lock [[4553500]] For the timber structures either side, see [[4553509]]. by Stephen Craven – 05 October 2014](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/55/38/4553814_801d842a_120x120.jpg)









![Newton's Cottage, Olympic Park. An art installation in 2014, this timber frame, in two halves either side of Carpenters Road Lock [[4553500]], is intended to reimagine the lock keepers cottage that stood nearby. It was named after the last lock-keeper. by Stephen Craven – 05 October 2014](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/55/35/4553509_eef8f302_120x120.jpg)





![Blue bridge in the Olympic Park (2). The same bridge as in [[4553494]], seen from the other side. by Stephen Craven – 05 October 2014](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/55/39/4553907_3f411c57_120x120.jpg)

![River Lea junction, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Looking down the City Mill River, with The ArcellorMittal Orbit and London Stadium in the background.Comparison with [[3123620]] (2012) shows that a bridge across the City Mill River has been removed. The orange structure in the middle distance is a climbing wall, apparently built on the old abutment. by Ian Taylor – 10 September 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/53/66/5536649_c71ac0ba_120x120.jpg)







