Ponder's End Lock

Infobox Waterlock
lock_name= Ponder's End Lock


caption= Ponder's End Lock
waterway = River Lee Navigation
county = London Borough of Enfield
Greater London
operation = Mechanical/Manual
length = convert|95|ft|m|1|lk=on
width = convert|19|ft|6|in|m|1
fall = convert|7|ft|4|in|m|1
maint = British Waterways
first =
latest =
sealevel =
enda = Bow Creek
distenda = convert|12|mi|km|1|lk=on
endb = Hertford Castle Weir
distendb = convert|16|mi|km|1
map_

coordinates =
lat = 51.641995
long = -0.030019
extra =

Ponder's End Lock (No 14) is a paired lock on the River Lee Navigation in England and is located near Ponders End, London. It is the last lock upstream that is large enough to take barges of up to 130 tons.

History

The lock was fully mechanised and duplicated in 1959, and was the first major work in a £864.000 British Waterways project to improve the Navigation. Work was completed in twelve months. [ "Transport and Salaried Staff Journal", p159 January 1959 Retrieved May 03 2008]

Access to the lock

The lock is located in Wharf Road close to the crossing of the Lea Valley Road A110 and is near Ponders End railway station.

Pedestrian and cycle access by the Lea Valley Walk

External links

* [http://www.londoncanals.co.uk/lee/lee03.html The Lee Navigation]

References