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Navigation Closure, Hardmead Lock - Lock 3

A navigation closure on the Lee Navigation, 19 December 2025 to 22 December 2025 — 3 days.

Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk

Waterway
Lee Navigation
Region
London and South East
Started
19 December 2025
Status
Reopened 22 December 2025
Days shut
3
CRT reason
Underwater Obstruction
Cause
Other cause
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

The obstruction has been removed and the Lock is in operation again.

Where

Updates · 1

3 days with no update after the last one.

19 December 2025 · 0 days since the previous

Due to an obstruction on the cill we've closed Hardmead Lock till our team can resolve the issue.

Cite this: Canal closures, “Navigation Closure, Hardmead Lock - Lock 3”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019b3740-6ec1-705a-ab7f-30c15c1d5b9f.

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