Limehouse Basin Lock

Lock in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK

Limehouse Basin Lock No. 13

The lock viewed from Narrow Street Bridge

51°30′36″N 0°02′12″W﻿ / ﻿51.510098°N 0.036693°W﻿ / 51.510098; -0.036693
Waterway| Regent's Canal
County| Tower Hamlets
Greater London
Maintained by| Canal & River Trust
Operation| Assisted
First built| 1820
Latest built| 1989
Length| 100 feet (30.5 m)
Width| 30 feet (9.1 m)
Fall| tidal
Distance to
Paddington Basin| 9 miles (14.5 km)

Limehouse Basin Lock is a lock forming the exit from Limehouse Basin to the Thames, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England.[1] It is the final lock on the Regent's Canal. The Narrow Street swing bridge sits between the lock and the river.

The current lock was built in 1989 for yachts and pleasure craft, to conserve water in the Basin. It measures 100 feet (30.5 m) by 30 feet (9.1 m) and was built completely within the chamber of the former Ship Lock entrance to the basin. This measured 350 feet (106.7 m) by 60 feet (18.3 m). The original gate-recesses and one of the gates remain in situ, to demonstrate the size of the former lock.

The nearest Docklands Light Railway station is Limehouse.

## See also

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* United Kingdom portal
* Transport portal

* Canals of the United Kingdom
* History of the British canal system

## References

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1. ^ Heritage Locations – Limehouse Basin, London

Next lock upstream | Regent's Canal | Next lock downstream

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Commercial Road Lock
No. 12  | Limehouse Basin Lock
Grid reference: TQ363808 | None – junction with
River Thames

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