Tottenham Lock No 17
Tottenham Lock No 17 is one of many locks on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section); it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1888 between Northpool and Bernigo.
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.

This is a lock with a rise of 6f9.
| Tottenham Railway Bridge No 23 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Maynard Reservoirs Pipe Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Tottenham Lock Weir Exit | ¾ furlongs | |
| Ferry Lane Bridge Winding Hole | ½ furlongs | |
| Ferry Lane Bridge No 24 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Tottenham Lock No 17 | ||
| Lockwood Reservoir Pipe Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Stonebridge Lock No 16 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Stonebridge Lock Services | 5½ furlongs | |
| Tottenham Marshes Pipe Bridge | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Banbury Reservoir Pipe Bridge | 1 mile, 2¼ furlongs | |
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Wikipedia has a page about Tottenham Lock
Tottenham Lock (No17) is a paired lock on the River Lee Navigation in the London Borough of Haringey, England and is located near Tottenham, London. Like other locks as far as Ponders End it is large enough to take barges of up to 130 tons. The primary lock has been upgraded to mechanical operation, but the secondary west lock is operated manually.
Tottenham Lock was originally nearer to Stonebridge, but was relocated to its current location when the cut was created, creating a junction just south of the lock.






























