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This view is of the towpath heading towards Turnford and Broxbourne. In the foreground is the remnants of a previous bridge.

Viewed from one of the overbridges in the Lee Valley Park, the channel is not shown on the 1940s Ordnance Survey mapping, so appears to have been a post-Second World War development. The National Grid sub-station is just visible above the... (more)

The Lea Valley marshes Link are prominent.

This facility is presumably intended for cyclists on National Cycle Route 1.

The River Lea (or Lee) forms the boundary between the counties of Essex (on the opposite bank) and Hertfordshire (this bank) here. The towpath is a shared path for walking and cycling.

Raised walk way over marsh land in Lee Valley Country Park, by Cheshunt Lock on the River Lee.

Looking north from a lock, quite a few boats on it to the south

The southern entrance to the lock on the River Lee Navigation. Beyond the lock entrance is the overflow channel, and beyond the trees, the lake.

The original River Lea flowed 70 miles from Leagrove Marsh near Luton to the River Thames at Bow Creek. The River Lee Act of 1766 provided for the construction of 15 new cuts to straighten the course of the river by eliminating loops which... (more)