Commercial Road Lock

Commercial Road Lock
Commercial Road Lock (No.12)
Commercial Road Lock (No.12)
Commercial Road Lock, 2008
Waterway Regent's Canal
County Tower Hamlets
Greater London
Maintained by British Waterways
Fall 8 feet (2.4 m)
Distance to
Limehouse Basin
0.13 miles (0.21 km)
Distance to
Paddington Basin
8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Geographical Data
Coordinates 51°30′45″N 0°02′12″W / 51.512362°N 0.036607°W / 51.512362; -0.036607Coordinates: 51°30′45″N 0°02′12″W / 51.512362°N 0.036607°W / 51.512362; -0.036607

Commercial Road Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It marks the point at which the canal enters Limehouse Basin, and is the penultimate lock before the canal reaches the Thames.

The nearest Docklands Light Railway station is Limehouse.

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See also

Moore Bridge.jpg UK Waterways portal

References



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