Hertford Union Canal
| Hertford Union Canal | |
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 The Hertford-Union-Canal from the Three Colt Bridge |
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| location | London Borough of Tower Hamlets |
| length | 1.5 km |
| Beginning | Mile End Lock |
| The End | Old Ford Lock |
| Descent structures | 3 |
| Outstanding structures | Hertford Union Top Lock No. 1 Hertford Union Middle Lock No. 2 Hertford Bottom Lock No. 3 |
| Competent authority | Canal & River Trust |
The Hertford Union Canal or Duckett's Canal is a 1.5 km long canal in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in east London. It connects the Regent's Canal with the Lee Navigation . It opened in 1830. But it quickly turned out that it was a business miscalculation. It was acquired by the Regents Canal Company in 1857 and became part of the Grand Union Canal in 1927 .
history
Like the Limehouse Cut , the Hertford-Union-Canal was supposed to be a shortcut between the Thames and the Lee Navigation. He allowed shipping traffic on the way to the Thames to bypass the tidal, winding and often silted Bow Back Rivers by a short path over the Regent's Canal and provided a shortcut on the way from places along the Lea in a westerly direction along the Regent's Canal.
The canal was proposed by George Duckett , who managed to get an Act of Parliament into effect on May 17, 1824.
The law allowed Duckett to borrow £ 50,000 for the construction and to charge an original one- shilling fee for every tonne of goods transported on the canal.
As an engineer, Francis Giles was commissioned to build it. The canal opened in the spring of 1830 and was known as Duckett's Canal or Duckett's Cut for a number of years. Some boat operators still affectionately call him "Duckett's" today. The channel was not economically successful and within a year there were offers to waive the fees. For several years in the 1850s, it was impassable because a dam was built across it to prevent water from flowing out of Regent's Canal. After attempts to sell it failed in 1851, it was eventually taken over by the Regent's Canal Company and officially taken over by them on October 28, 1857. The new owner removed the dam and deepened and widened the canal. When the Grand Union Canal Company was founded on January 1, 1929, he became part of their network. Today it is operated by the Canal & River Trust .
Routing
The canal begins at Hertford Union Junction between Mile End Lock and Old Ford Lock on Regent's Canal. It runs north of Bow Wharf and after Grove Road south of the Lakeview Estate. It then flows past the south side of Victoria Park. The canal meets the Lee Navigation, upstream of the Old Ford Lock.
Many of the locks, bridges and other facilities connected to the canal date from the time the canal was opened and are under special protection as "Listed Buildings" as part of a Scheduled Monument .
Locks
The locks are collectively known as the Old Ford Three Locks . They are all located in the Old Ford district and are almost directly connected to each other. Individually they are named as Hertford Union Top, Hertford Union Middle and Hertford Union Bottom Schleuse. They lie together at the northeast end of the canal and overcome about 5.8 m height difference between the canal and the lee navigation. The locks have only one chamber and the largest ship they can use can be about 18 m long and about 4.6 m wide.
The locks from west to east are:
Hertford Union Top Lock No. 1
This is lock # 1 and approximately 1 km from Hertford Union Junction on Regent's Canal. It is to the south of Victoria Park with the west end under an iron bridge connecting the park to Parnell Road. It overcomes a height difference of 1.9 m.
The lock became a Grade II protected structure in 1990 . Its lower gate has rare wrought iron lever arms. One of the adjoining houses (No. 3 Lock Cottages) is also a Grade II protected building.
Hertford Union Middle Lock No. 2
The middle lock overcomes a height difference of 2.7 m. The east end of the lock is under Cadogan Terrace.
Hertford Union Bottom Lock No. 3
The lock overcomes a height difference of 1.1 m. It is only 200 meters from the River Lee.
traffic
The closest London Overground train station is Hackney Wick
The towpath is accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. At the east end, the path joins the Lea Valley Walk . The Capital Ring crosses the canal in Hackney Wick . Section 13 of the Capital Ring connects to the northwest towards Stoke Newington and Section 14 to the southwest - via The Greenway to Beckton District Park . The towpath is part of the Limehouse Circuit ; starting at the Limehouse Basin and along the Limehouse Cut , the Lee Navigation, the Regent's Canal and the Hertford-Union-Canal, this is an approximately 8 km long circular route.
The London Olympic Park was laid out east of the Lee Navigation. During the Olympic Games, the canal was closed and served as a mooring for visitor boats.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Joseph Priestley: Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers, Canals, and Railways, of Great Britain. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green 1831 ( jim-shead.com ).
- ^ The Hertford Union Canal. ( Memento from December 1, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Inland Waterways Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland . Imray, Laurie, Norie, and Wilson, Limited. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ↑ Boating in London. Facilities, maps and waterways guide . British Waterways . P. 13. Archived from the original on May 5, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
- ↑ Parnell Road Bridge ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Images of England
- ↑ Hertford Union Top Lock No. 1 . In: CanalPlan AC . Retrieved December 12, 2008.
- ↑ Top Lock ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Images of England
- ↑ Lock Cottages Top Lock ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Images of England
- ↑ Hertford Union Middle Lock No. 2 . In: CanalPlanAC . Retrieved December 12, 2008.
- ↑ Hertford Union Bottom Lock No 3 . In: CanalplanAC . Retrieved December 12, 2008.
- ↑ Capital Ring Section 13: Stoke Newington to Hackney Wick
- ↑ Capital Ring Section 14: Hackney Wick to Beckton District Park (Transport for London)
Coordinates: 51 ° 32'26 " N , 0 ° 1'29" W.