Canal locks · London
Pickett's Lock
Pickett's Lock — lock in London Borough of Enfield, London, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Ponders End · 1.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Pickett's Lock is a canal lock in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lock in London Borough of Enfield, London, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.6261°, -0.0324°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Chingford Reservoirs SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Pickett's Lock (No 15) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation in the London Borough of Enfield, England and is located near Edmonton, London. It gives its name to the surrounding area of Picketts Lock. In common with other locks as far upstream as Ponder's End Lock it is large enough to take barges of up to 130 tons. However it has not been upgraded to power operation and so it must be manually operated. It has gate paddles but these do not have gate baffles to mitigate the rush of water into the lock.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The original lock was rebuilt following the River Lee Water Act 1855, enabling a second Edmonton lock to be closed. In 2015, Pickett's Lock was temporarily renamed Alfie's Lock by the Canal & River Trust, in honour of local resident Alfie Saggs, the former lock keeper at the site.
Visiting
The lock is situated on the navigation between the William Girling Reservoir to the east, Deephams Sewage Treatment Works to the west and close to the Lee Valley Leisure Complex golf course. The lock can be reached from Montagu Road, Edmonton via Pickett's Lock Lane which is part of the Pymmes Brook Trail. It can also be reached from the Lea Valley Viaduct via Lea Park Way and the River Lee's towpath which forms part of the Lea Valley Walk and the National Cycle Route 1.
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- Coordinates
- 51.6261, -0.0324
- District
- Enfield
- Parish
- Enfield, unparished area
- Postcode
- N9 0AT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
- Nearest railway station
- Ponders End — 1.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7190855 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pickett's Lock (lock) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: River Lee Navigation, Pickett's Lock - geograph.org.uk - 2104154.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pickett's Lock?
- Pickett's Lock is in London, United Kingdom (postcode N9 0AT), in the parish of Enfield, unparished area.
- Is Pickett's Lock a protected site?
- Yes — Pickett's Lock is part of the Chingford Reservoirs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Pickett's Lock?
- The nearest railway station is Ponders End, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode N9 0AT.