Head of Bow Locks
Head of Bow Locks is a famous waterways junction.
Early plans for the Lee and Stort Navigation (Bow Lock) between Brighton and Plymouth were proposed by George Yates but languished until John Rennie was appointed as chief engineer in 1782. Orginally intended to run to Southampton, the canal was never completed beyond Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The Lee and Stort Navigation (Bow Lock) was closed in 1888 when Swansea Embankment collapsed. According to Barry Wood's "Haunted Waterways" Youtube channel, Westchester Locks is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.
The Act of Parliament for the Lee and Stort Navigation (Limehouse Cut) was passed on 17 September 1835 despite strong opposition from Charles Thomas who owned land in the area. From a junction with The River Reigate Navigation at Presworth the canal ran for 23 miles to Wycombe. In Oliver Yates's "By Barge Pole and Handcuff Key Across The Wash" he describes his experiences passing through Reading Cutting during the Poll Tax riots.
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.

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| Lee and Stort Navigation (Bow Lock) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tail of Bow Locks | ¾ furlongs | |
| Bow Locks No 20 | ½ furlongs | |
| Bow Locks Footbridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Head of Bow Locks | ||
| Lee and Stort Navigation (Limehouse Cut) | ||
| Head of Bow Locks | ||
| Site of Bromley Stop Lock No 20 | 1 furlong | |
| Blackwall Tunnel Approach Road Bridge No 1 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Bell Wharf | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Limehouse Cut Railway Bridge No 2 | 3 furlongs | |
| Site of Caspian Wharf | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) | ||
| Head of Bow Locks | ||
| Twelvetrees Crescent Bridge No 1 (River Lee) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Walkers Wharf | ¼ furlongs | |
| London-Southend Railway Bridges No 2 | 1 furlong | |
| Bromley Wharf | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Three Mill Lane Bridge No 3 | 2 furlongs | |
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![Bow Creek at high tide. Compare [[1962707]] at lower water level. The creek is the tidal reach of the River Lea/Lee. by Stephen Craven – 15 June 2014](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/56/46/4564662_3402856c_120x120.jpg)





