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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.
A lock and weir now exist on the Lee Navigation near where the ford used to be. This lies at the end of 'Hackney Cut', an 18th-century artificial channel, and the natural channel (known as the Waterworks River) rejoins the channel below the lock. Old Ford Lock, Lee Navigation
Old Ford Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal, in the Bethnal Green area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The associated lock cottage, [1] and stables [2] were designated Grade II listed buildings in 1990. Thames lighters using the canal would have horses provided by the operators of the canal.
The exterior character of the property was largely unchanged. During the first four years of the show, the given address for the house was number 2, Lock Keepers' Cottages, Old Ford Lock, London E3 2NN. The '2' was later dropped. In 1996, due to the declining popularity of The Big Breakfast, the house was transformed in an art deco-style makeover.
The Hackney Cut is 2 miles (3.2 km) long from Lea Bridge road bridge to Old Ford Locks. [18] Excess water from the Navigation passes over the weir into the former natural channel of the River Lea that passes in a large meander to the east of the modern water course, forming the boundary with the London Borough of Waltham Forest.
The locks on this canal have been collectively named Old Ford Three Locks, [5] all lying within the district of Old Ford, but are now individually known as Hertford Union Top, Middle and Bottom locks. They are grouped together towards the north-eastern end, and descend approximately 19 feet (5.8 m) from the Regent's Canal to the Lee Navigation.
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Regent's Canal is a canal across an area just north of central London, England. It provides a link from the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal, 550 yards (500 m) north-west of Paddington Basin in the west, to the Limehouse Basin and the River Thames in east London. The canal is 8.6 miles (13.8 km) long. [1]