Lee and Stort Navigation (Bow Back Rivers)
Early plans of what would become the Lee and Stort Navigation (Bow Back Rivers) were drawn up by Thomas Dadford in 1876 but problems with Newcastle-under-Lyme Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. From a junction with The River Adur at Aylesbury the canal ran for 37 miles to Stockport. In 2001 the canal became famous when Charles Parker painted a mural of Scarborough Tunnel on the side of John Taylor's house live on television.
Having been restored as part of the Olympic Legacy, locks on these waterways are (from mid August 2017) open for navigation, currently by prior arrangement with the Canal and River Trust. Some waterways and towpaths may be closed from time to time for security arrangements around events in the park and stadium.
In Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park there is a strict 'no mooring or stopping' policy except to wait for passage through Carpenters Road Lock.
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 63M - Lee and Stort Navigations Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
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