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Waltham Common Lock
Waltham Common Lock (No 10) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire, England. The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park and stands close to the Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre. At the tail of the lock is the Powdermill Cut dug in 1806 to connect the Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills directly to the then-new navigation. Retrieved 15 May 2008 
Public access Car parking is available at Windmill Lane, Cheshunt. Pedestrian and cycle access is via the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Lee Navigation
The Lee Navigation is a canalised river incorporating the River Lea (also called the River Lee along the sections that are navigable). It flows from Hertford Castle Weir to the River Thames at Bow Creek; its first lock is Hertford Lock and its last Bow Locks. Name The Lee Navigation is named by Acts of Parliament and is so marked on Ordnance Survey maps. Constructed elements and human features are spelled Lee, such as the canal system and Lee Valley Park. The un-canalized river is spelled Lea, along with other natural features such as Lower Lea Valley. History The River Lea is a major tributary of the River Thames. It has a long association with navigation, as the marshes of Walthamstow have produced a dugout canoe from the Bronze Age and parts of a Saxon barge. According to the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'', the river was used by Viking raiders, and King Alfred changed the level of the river to strand Guthrum and his fleet. In more peaceful times, it became important for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powdermill Cut
A powder mill was a mill where gunpowder is made from sulfur, saltpeter and charcoal. Milling steps Crude grinding and mixing operations such as the Frankford Powder-Mill of Philadelphia were a cottage industry until the industrial revolution brought improved product quality through the following procedures: * Charcoal was often manufactured nearby from locally available trees, but the heating retorts were typically separated from the other buildings to minimize fire danger. Trees with low value as sources of lumber were debarked, dried, and cut to uniform length to fit into iron retorts with cast iron doors. The retorts were carefully packed to leave as little air space as possible, and the retort doors were closed and sealed with clay to prevent entry of air as the retorts were heated by external fires. Volatile gas generated by the heating process was vented through a small flue at the top of each retort. After the external fires were extinguished, the retorts were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locks In Essex
Lock(s) may refer to: Common meanings * Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance * Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal Arts and entertainment * ''Lock'' (film), a 2016 Punjabi film * Lock (''Saga of the Skolian Empire''), a sentient machine in the novels by Catherine Asaro *Lock (waltz), a dance figure * ''Locked'' (miniseries), Indian web miniseries * ''The Lock'' (Constable), an 1824 painting by John Constable * ''The Lock'' (Fragonard) or ''The Bolt'', a 1777 painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard * ''Locks'' (album), by Garnet Crow, 2008 People * Lock (surname) * Ormer Locklear (1891–1920), American stunt pilot and film actor nicknamed "Lock" *George Locks (1889–1965), English cricketer * Lock Martin (1916–1959), stage name of American actor Joseph Lockard Martin, Jr. Places * Lock, Ohio, an unincorporated community in the United States * Lock, South Australia, a small town in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waltham Town Lock
Waltham Town Lock (No 11) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park which is part of the Lee Valley Park. The adjoining Showground site now known as the Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre has been chosen to host the canoeing event in the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... Flowing close to the lock is the River Lee Flood Relief Channel known as the Horsemill Stream at this point. Public access Vehicular access from A121 Station road to car parking close to lock. Pedestrian and cycle access via the towpath which forms part of the Lea Valley Walk Public transport Waltham Cross railway station Bus services; 211, 212, 213, 240, 250, 251, 506. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheshunt Lock
Cheshunt Lock (No 9) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. Geography The lock is located in the River Lee Country Park which is a part of the Lee Valley Park. The Seventy Acres Lake to the east is an important site for the bittern. To the west is North Met Pit, a mature gravel pit of 58 acres divided into two. It is another former gravel pit which is popular with anglers and naturalists. Retrieved 16 May 2008 Public access Pedestrian and cycle access by the towpath which is part of the Lea Valley Walk.Public transport |
Cheshunt Railway Station
Cheshunt is a National Rail and London Overground station in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England. On the National Rail network it is on the West Anglia Main Line, from London Liverpool Street and situated between and . On the London Overground network it is one of three northern termini of the Lea Valley lines. History Cheshunt's first railway A railway existed in Cheshunt before the station and the main line from London were originally opened in the 1840s. The horse-drawn Cheshunt Railway was opened on 26 June 1825. Based on a design by Henry Robinson Palmer, this line ran for from the town's high street to the River Lea, near where Cheshunt station is today. This long-defunct railway is of interest as it was the world's first passenger-carrying monorail and the first railway line to open in Hertfordshire. Early years (1840-1862) The line from to Broxbourne was opened by the Northern & Eastern Railway on 15 September 1840. Initially a temporary station was opened on C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lea Valley Walk
The Lea Valley Walk is a long-distance path located between Leagrave, the source of the River Lea near Luton, and the Thames, at Limehouse Basin, Limehouse, east London. From its source much of the walk is rural. At Hertford the path follows the towpath of the River Lee Navigation, and it becomes increasingly urbanised as it approaches London. The walk was opened in 1993 and is waymarked throughout using a swan logo. Route Stage 1 Leagrave - Hatfield Approximately The walk can be accessed close to Leagrave railway station at Leagrave Common where there are a number of springs and ponds from which the Lea forms. The first part of the walk is through the suburbs of Luton. After passing through Wardown Park the path joins the A6 road and goes through the town centre passing St Mary's Church as it heads close to the runways of Luton Airport. The A505 road is crossed as the trail makes its way through open countryside towards Harpenden. The path descends into the Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towpath
A towpath is a road or trail on the bank of a river, canal, or other inland waterway. The purpose of a towpath is to allow a land vehicle, beasts of burden, or a team of human pullers to tow a boat, often a barge. This mode of transport was common where sailing was impractical due to tunnels and bridges, unfavourable winds, or the narrowness of the channel. After the Industrial Revolution, towing became obsolete when engines were fitted on boats and when railway transportation superseded the slow towing method. Since then, many of these towpaths have been converted to multi-use trails. They are still named towpaths — although they are now only occasionally used for the purpose of towing boats. History Early inland waterway transport used the rivers, and while barges could use sails to assist their passage when winds were favourable or the river was wide enough to allow tacking, in many cases this was not possible, and gangs of men were used to bow-haul the boats. As ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheshunt
Cheshunt ( ) is a town in Hertfordshire, England, north of London on the River Lea and Lee Navigation. It contains a section of the Lee Valley Park, including much of the River Lee Country Park. To the north lies Broxbourne and Wormley, Waltham Abbey to the east, Waltham Cross and Enfield to the south, and Cuffley to the west. Historically an ancient parish in the Hertford hundred of Hertfordshire, it was granted urban district status in 1894. Waltham Cross, which became a separate ecclesiastical parish in 1885, historically formed the southern part of Cheshunt, and remained part of the Cheshunt Urban District until its abolition in 1974. The urban districts of Cheshunt and Hoddesdon merged in 1974 to form the Borough of Broxbourne, the area's current local authority district. Cheshunt was not re-established as a successor parish. At the 2011 census, Cheshunt had a population of 45,832. History and geography The Prime Meridian passes to the east of Cheshunt. The town name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills
The Royal Gunpowder Mills are a former industrial site in Waltham Abbey, England. It was one of three Royal Gunpowder Mills in the United Kingdom (the others being at Ballincollig and Faversham). Waltham Abbey is the only site to have survived virtually intact. The Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, were in operation for over 300 years. Starting in the mid-1850s the site became involved in the development of revolutionary nitro-based explosives and propellants known as "smokeless powder". The site grew in size, and black powder became less important. Shortly after the Second World War it became solely a Defence Research Establishment – firstly the Explosives Research and Development Establishment, then the Propellants, Explosives and Rocket Motor Establishment Waltham Abbey; and finally the Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment Waltham Abbey. The Mills are an ''Anchor Point'' of the European Route of Industrial Heritage, set in of parkland and contain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For government statistical purposes, it forms part of the East of England region. Hertfordshire covers . It derives its name – via the name of the county town of Hertford – from a Hart (deer), hart (stag) and a Ford (crossing), ford, as represented on the county's coat of arms and on the Flag of Hertfordshire, flag. Hertfordshire County Council is based in Hertford, once the main market town and the current county town. The largest settlement is Watford. Since 1903 Letchworth has served as the prototype Garden city movement, garden city; Stevenage became the first town to expand under post-war Britain's New Towns Act 1946, New Towns Act of 1946. In 2013 Hertfordshire had a population of about 1,140,700, with Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Watford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
