Old Ford Lock

Old Ford Lock
Old Ford Lock, Lee Navigation
Map
51°32′17″N 0°01′15″W / 51.53808°N 0.02092°W / 51.53808; -0.02092
WaterwayRiver Lee Navigation
CountyTower Hamlets
Greater London
Maintained byCanal & River Trust
OperationMechanical/Manual
Length88 feet (27 m)
Width19 feet 6 inches (5.9 m)
Fall9 feet 5 inches (2.9 m)
Distance to
Bow Creek
1.25 miles (2 km)
Distance to
Hertford Castle Weir
26.75 miles (43 km)

Old Ford Lock is a paired lock and weir on the River Lee Navigation, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England. It is at Fish Island in Old Ford and takes its name from the natural ford which used to cross the River Lea.

Tidal section

Old Ford Lock marks the start of the Hackney Cut – an artificial channel built in the 18th century to cut off a large loop in the natural channel. The natural river rejoins the Navigation at this point – below the lock, having travelled 2 miles (3.2 km) from the Middlesex Filter Beds Weir, just below Lea Bridge; and passing to the east of the Navigation.

The Old River Lea (the natural channel), is joined by the River Lee Flood Relief Channel, and Dagenham Brook before connecting to the Bow Back Rivers, which join the tidal Bow Creek. Before the 1930s, there were tide gates installed on this channel to only permit boats to pass when the level in the (at that time) semi-tidal Lee Navigation and tidal Old River were the same. After the 1930s flood works on the Bow Back Rivers, and construction of the Carpenter's Road and Marshgate Lane locks, these – and the Pond Lane Flood Gates were redundant as this section was controlled by the new locks – and the (then) tidal lock at Bow Locks.

In 2000, Bow Locks were modified to keep the tide out; this reduced silting in this section of the canal – and made the water level completely controlled.

The Big Breakfast

For ten years, the neighbouring old Lock-keeper's cottages were used for television filming of The Big Breakfast, Channel 4's early morning show. The three cottages, which were converted into a single house for the show, have since been compulsorily purchased as part of the Olympic Stadium development plans for the 2012 Summer Olympics. As of 2017, the cottages have remained intact despite their 200-metre proximity to the stadium.[1]

On the opposite bank from the lock-keeper's cottages was the former factory of Percy Dalton, a London peanut processor, notable for their production of roasted nuts in their shells. The company began at this site, in Dace Road, in the 1930s, but is now based in Suffolk.

Breaking and Entering

An old foundry next to The Big Breakfast house was used as the main movie location for Anthony Minghella's film Breaking and Entering, starring Jude Law and Juliette Binoche.

Public access

Pedestrian and cycle access via the towpath which forms part of the Lea Valley Walk.

The nearest London Overground station is Hackney Wick. The nearest Docklands Light Railway station is Pudding Mill Lane. The nearest London Underground station is Bromley-by-Bow on the Hammersmith & City and District lines.

See also

References

  1. ^ Big Breakfast house to be sold 6 July 2002 (BBC News) Retrieved 15 July 2008
Next lock upstream River Lee Navigation Next lock downstream
Pond Lane Flood Gates
1.7 miles
Old Ford Lock
Grid reference: TQ372840
Bow Locks
1.25 miles

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