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Lee and Stort Navigation (Bow Lock)

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.

Information about the waterway

The Lee and Stort Navigation (Bow Lock) is a tidal river and is part of the Lee and Stort Navigation. It runs for ¾ furlongs through 1 lock from Tail of Bow Locks (where it joins the Lee and Stort Navigation (Bow Creek)) to Head of Bow Locks (where it joins the Lee and Stort Navigation (Limehouse Cut) and the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section)).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 88 feet long and 15 feet and 9 inches wide. The maximum headroom is 9 feet. The maximum draught is 12 feet and 6 inches.

The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River Trust

Canal & River Trust
Canal & River Trust 0303 040 4040
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/
customer.services@canalrivertrust.org.uk

Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:

Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:

Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 1 - Grand Union, Oxford & the South East

Tail of Bow Locks
Bow Locks No 20	¼ furlongs	0 locks
Bow Locks Footbridge	½ furlongs	1 lock
Head of Bow Locks	¾ furlongs	1 lock

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[Stort Navigation] The Stort Navigation is the canalised section of the River Stort running 22 kilometres (14 mi) from the town of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, downstream [River Stort] The Stort Navigation is the canalised section of the River Stort running 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Bishop's Stortford to its confluence with the Lee Navigation [Lee Navigation] the Lee Conservancy Police, who policed the Lee until merged with the British Transport Police in 1948. The Lee Navigation bought the Stort Navigation in [Magnet fishing] England or Wales, other than the Lee and Stort Navigation, Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, and River Severn Navigation. The Trust "expressly prohibit[s]" [Bow Creek (London)] ref=harv (link) Thomas, Richard (2010). Bow Locks. History of the Lee and Stort Navigation. Richard Thomas.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Boyes & Russell 1977 [Hackney Cut] the Lee and Stort Navigation. Richard Thomas. Thomas, Richard (2010b). Hackney Brick Cistern or Homerton Lock. History of the Lee and Stort Navigation. Richard [Lee Conservancy Police] Lea Navigation, and was responsible for 50 miles of navigable waterways which included the Lea Navigation and, from 1911, the River Stort Navigation. Although [River Lea] Thames and eastern Hertfordshire and Essex, known as the Lee Navigation. This stimulated much industry along its banks. The navigable River Stort, a main [National Cycle Route 61] Hertford Arm of the Lee and Stort Navigation, a canalised river. The section of the route from Hertford to Ware via Hartham Common and then alongside the [Bow Back Rivers] History of the Lee and Stort Navigation. Richard Thomas. Thomas, Richard (2010a). Bow Back Rivers. History of the Lee and Stort Navigation. Richard Thomas

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