Old Ford Lock No 19 is one of many locks on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section); it has a rise of only a few inches.
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.

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
Facilities: chemical toilet disposal, rubbish disposal, toilets and water point.
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
This is a lock with a rise of 9f5.
| Old Ford Wharf | ¾ furlongs | |
| Northern Outfall Sewer (Bridge No 9) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Pipe Bridge by Northern Outfall Sewer | ½ furlongs | |
| Old River Lea Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
| Swan Wharf | ¼ furlongs | |
| Old Ford Lock No 19 | ||
| Formans Footbridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Stour Wharf | ½ furlongs | |
| Monier Bridge No 10A | 1½ furlongs | |
| Hertford Union Canal Junction | 2 furlongs | |
| Sweet Water Trade Moorings | 2¼ furlongs | |
BWB/Watermate key needed to operate lock and sanitary station. The rubbish disposal is on the far side of the locks (non-towpath side).
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Waltham Town Lock No 11
In the direction of Head of Bow Locks
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Waltham Town Lock No 11
In the direction of Head of Bow Locks
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Waltham Town Lock No 11
In the direction of Head of Bow Locks
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Waltham Town Lock No 11
In the direction of Head of Bow Locks
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Waltham Town Lock No 11
In the direction of Head of Bow Locks
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Waltham Town Lock No 11
Wikipedia has a page about Old Ford Lock
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 it namesake from after the natural ford which used to exist in the area crossing the uncanalised River Lea.






























