- Newmans Weir
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Newmans Weir is a River Lea weir located near Enfield Lock. The weir has wooden sluice gates within cast-iron guide frames. Reconstructed in 1907 in succession to a series of timber weirs.[1]
The view above the weir, the weir-keeper's cottage stands on the far bank
Contents
Access
There is no public access. The weir can be seen at a distance from a public footpath at Enfield Island Village.
References
- ^ Cherry, B & Pevsner, N The Buildings of England London 4 : North (1998) p441 ISBN 0140710493 Retrieved May 6, 2008
Public transport
Nearest railway station Enfield Lock
External links
Coordinates: 51°40′22″N 0°00′53″W / 51.672836°N -0.014586°E
Counties Locks Hertford Lock · Ware Lock · Hardmead Lock · Stanstead Lock · Feildes Weir Lock · Dobbs Weir Lock · Carthagena Lock · Aqueduct Lock · Cheshunt Lock · Waltham Common Lock · Waltham Town Lock · Rammey Marsh Lock · Enfield Lock · Ponder's End Lock · Pickett's Lock · Stonebridge Lock · Tottenham Lock · Pond Lane Flood Gates · Old Ford Lock · Bow LocksWeirs Horns Mill Weir · Hertford Castle Weir · Hartham Weir · Ware Weir · Feildes Weir · Dobbs Weir · Carthagena Weir · Kings Weir · Newmans Weir · Middlesex Filter Beds WeirHertford Union Canal
(branch, below Old Ford)Limehouse Cut
(branch, at Bow Locks)Bow Back Rivers
(branches of the
Old River Lea)Three Mills Lock · City Mill Lock · Carpenter's Road Lock (defunct) · Marshgate Lane Lock (defunct) · Three Mills Wall River Weir
(These rivers form the waterways within the 2012 Olympic Park - they flow into Bow Creek)Categories:- Weirs on the River Lea
- Geography of Enfield
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