2011

TQ1479 : Hanwell Locks

taken 13 years ago, near to Norwood Green, Ealing, England

This is 1 of 20 images, with title Hanwell Locks in this square
Hanwell Locks
Hanwell Locks
The lowest of the six locks on the Grand Union Canal at Hanwell.
Hanwell Locks - a Scheduled Ancient Monument

The flight of six locks at Hanwell raises the Grand Union Canal by just over 53 feet above the height of the River Brent over a distance of a third of a mile. Located in a pleasant rural setting, the locks have been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by English Heritage.

They are the work of William Jessop, chief engineer of the Grand Junction Canal, who had the foresight to design the locks to be wide enough to accommodate two narrowboats at the same time.

The locks are bounded on the north by the former County Asylum (known as Hanwell Asylum), now Ealing Hospital. The long brick wall between the locks and the hospital is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument. A bricked-up arch can be clearly seen in this wall. This is the site of a short branch of the canal which led to a dock within the asylum. Canal boats used this dock to deliver coal for the Asylum's boilers and to take away fruit and vegetables which were produced in the asylum's large market gardens.

There are some side ponds at the locks. These were used to store reserves of water to keep the locks topped-up as required.

Some lock-keepers cottages survive as private residences, but some have been demolished.


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TQ1479, 306 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Thomas Nugent   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 29 August, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 5 September, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 149 796 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.2297N 0:20.6869W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 150 796
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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