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The Middlesex Filter Beds Weir, or Lea Bridge Road Weir, marks the start of the Hackney Cut, an artificial channel of the River Lee Navigation built in 1770, in the London Borough of Hackney. The weir lies between the former Middlesex Filter Beds – now a nature reserve – and the
Middlesex Filter Beds on the Official Lee Valley website
Weirs on the River Lea Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Hackney Geography of the London Borough of Hackney {{London-struct-stub
The Middlesex Filter Beds Weir, or Lea Bridge Road Weir, marks the start of the Hackney Cut, an artificial channel of the River Lee Navigation built in 1770, in the London Borough of Hackney. The weir lies between the former Middlesex Filter Beds – now a nature reserve – and the Thames Water
Thames Water Utilities Ltd, known as Thames Water, is a large private utility company responsible for the public water supply and waste water treatment in most of Greater London, Luton, the Thames Valley, Surrey, Gloucestershire, north Wil ...
treatment works at Lea Bridge Road.
Excess water from the Navigation passes over the weir into the former natural channel of the River Lee that passes in a large loop to the east of the modern water course, as the Old River Lea. The natural water course travels and rejoins the Navigation below Old Ford Lock.
External links
Middlesex Filter Beds on the Official Lee Valley website
Weirs on the River Lea Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Hackney Geography of the London Borough of Hackney {{London-struct-stub