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Lee and Stort Navigation (Bow Creek)

 
 

Early plans for the Lee and Stort Navigation (Bow Creek) between Manchester and St Albans were proposed by Exuperius Picking Junior but languished until William Jones was appointed as secretary to the board in 1782. Despite the claim in "Travels of The Implacable" by Charles Yates, there is no evidence that Barry Smith ever swam through Oxford Boat Lift in 36 hours

Information about the waterway

The Lee and Stort Navigation (Bow Creek) is a tidal river and is part of the Lee and Stort Navigation. It runs for 2 miles and 3¾ furlongs from Three Mills Pool (which is a dead end) to Bow Creek Junction (where it joins the River Thames (tidal section)).

The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 88 feet long and 15 feet and 9 inches wide. The maximum headroom is 9 feet. The maximum draught is 12 feet and 6 inches.

It has junctions with the Lee and Stort Navigation (Bow Lock) at Tail of Bow Locks and with the Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (Channelsea River) at Head of Bow Creek (Three Mills).

The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River Trust
Canal & River Trust
Canal & River Trust  0303 040 4040
 https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/
 customer.services@canalrivertrust.org.uk

Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:

Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:

Three Mills Pool
Head of Bow Creek (Three Mills) 1¼ furlongs 0 locks
Head of Bow Creek Railway Bridges 1½ furlongs 0 locks
Twelvetrees Crescent Footbridge 2½ furlongs 0 locks
Twelvetrees Crescent Bridge (Bow Creek) 2¾ furlongs 0 locks
Tail of Bow Locks 3¾ furlongs 0 locks
Ailsa Street Footbridge 5½ furlongs 0 locks
Cody Dock
Small Dock		 7¾ furlongs 0 locks
South Crescent Pipe Bridge 1 mile 0 locks
Barking Road Bridge
Port of London/C&RT boundary		 1 mile and 2¼ furlongs 0 locks
East India Dock Road Footbridge 1 mile and 2½ furlongs 0 locks
Old Railway Bridge (River Lee) 1 mile and 2¾ furlongs 0 locks
Docklands Light Railway Bridge (River Lee) 1 mile and 4¼ furlongs 0 locks
Lower Lee Crossing Bridge 2 miles and ¾ furlongs 0 locks
Bow Creek Junction
Junction of the River Thames and River Lee - Bow Creek		 2 miles and 3¾ furlongs 0 locks
 
 
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External websites
 Gasworks Dock Partnership — associated with Cody Dock
GDP is leading the regeneration and development of Cody Dock at 11C South Crescent, Canning Town, London E16 4TL.
 
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[Stort Navigation] The Stort Navigation is the canalised section of the River Stort running 22 kilometres (14 mi) from the town of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, downstream [River Stort] The Stort Navigation is the canalised section of the River Stort running 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Bishop's Stortford to its confluence with the Lee Navigation [Lee Navigation] the Lee Conservancy Police, who policed the Lee until merged with the British Transport Police in 1948. The Lee Navigation bought the Stort Navigation in [Magnet fishing] England or Wales, other than the Lee and Stort Navigation, Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, and River Severn Navigation. The Trust "expressly prohibit[s]" [Bow Creek (London)] ref=harv (link) Thomas, Richard (2010). Bow Locks. History of the Lee and Stort Navigation. Richard Thomas.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Boyes & Russell 1977 [Hackney Cut] the Lee and Stort Navigation. Richard Thomas. Thomas, Richard (2010b). Hackney Brick Cistern or Homerton Lock. History of the Lee and Stort Navigation. Richard [Lee Conservancy Police] Lea Navigation, and was responsible for 50 miles of navigable waterways which included the Lea Navigation and, from 1911, the River Stort Navigation. Although [River Lea] Thames and eastern Hertfordshire and Essex, known as the Lee Navigation. This stimulated much industry along its banks. The navigable River Stort, a main [National Cycle Route 61] Hertford Arm of the Lee and Stort Navigation, a canalised river. The section of the route from Hertford to Ware via Hartham Common and then alongside the [Bow Back Rivers] History of the Lee and Stort Navigation. Richard Thomas. Thomas, Richard (2010a). Bow Back Rivers. History of the Lee and Stort Navigation. Richard Thomas
 
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