Limehouse Basin Lock
Limehouse Basin Lock is a lock forming the exit from Limehouse Basin to the Thames, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England. It is the final lock on the Regent's Canal.Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Limehouse Basin and Limehouse station.
Limehouse Basin
Canal
Photo: originalpickaxe, CC BY 3.0.
Limehouse Basin is a body of water two miles east of London Bridge that is also a navigable link between the River Thames and two of London's canals. First dug in 1820 as the eastern terminus of the new Regent's Canal, its wet area was less than five acres… Limehouse Basin is situated 450 feet north of Limehouse Basin Lock.
Limehouse station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Limehouse is a National Rail and connected Docklands Light Railway station in Limehouse, London, England. It is served by regional services operated by c2c to and from Fenchurch Street and by light metro services provided by the DLR to and from Tower Gateway or Bank. Limehouse station is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Limehouse Basin Lock.
Westferry DLR Station
Railway station
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Westferry is a Docklands Light Railway station in Limehouse in London, England. It is located in London fare zone 2. To the west is Limehouse station, whilst to the east the DLR splits, with one branch going to Poplar station and the other to West India Quay station. Westferry DLR Station is situated 2,300 feet east of Limehouse Basin Lock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Limehouse and Ratcliff.
Limehouse
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Limehouse is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. It is 3.9 miles east of Charing Cross, on the northern bank of the River Thames.
Ratcliff
Quarter
Ratcliff or Ratcliffe is a locality in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames between Limehouse, and Shadwell. The place name is no longer commonly used.
Cuckold’s Point
Locality
Cuckold's Point, also Cuckold's Haven, is part of a sharp bend on the River Thames on the Rotherhithe peninsula, south-east London, opposite the West India Docks and to the north of Columbia Wharf.
Limehouse Basin Lock
- Type: Canal
- Description: lock in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK
- Categories: lock and body of water
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51009° or 51° 30′ 36″ northLongitude
-0.03667° or 0° 2′ 12″ westOperator
Canal & River TrustOpen location code
9C3XGX67+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 1480133733OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=canalWikidata ID
Q15059598
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