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Old Ford Lock out of service

A navigation closure on the Lee Navigation, 8 December 2025 to 9 December 2025 — 1 days.

Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk

Waterway
Lee Navigation
Region
London and South East
Started
8 December 2025
Status
Reopened 9 December 2025
Days shut
1
CRT reason
Repair
Cause
Cause not stated
Asset
Lock

Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.

What CRT said it was for

We are pleased to inform you that the repairs to adjacent sluice are complete and the lock is now fully operational. Thank you for your patience and understanding on this.

Where

Updates · 1

1 days with no update after the last one.

8 December 2025 · 0 days since the previous

Please be advised that Old Ford Lock on the Lee navigation is currently inoperable due to issues with the adjacent sluice. We will update this notice with more information over the next few days once our team have evaluated the damage.

Cite this: Canal closures, “Old Ford Lock out of service”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019afe57-a53e-77f4-b358-0aa41df79c54.

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