Hawley Lock

Lock on the Regent's Canal in Camden, London

51°32′30″N 0°08′38″W / 51.541648°N 0.143938°W / 51.541648; -0.143938WaterwayRegent's CanalCountyCamden
Greater LondonMaintained byCanal & River TrustFall8 feet (2.4 m)Distance to
Limehouse Basin6.04 miles (9.7 km)Distance to
Paddington Basin2.84 miles (4.6 km)

Hawley Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal, in the London Borough of Camden.[1] It is likely called after the Hawley family who were prominent in Brentford and Boston Manor from the late 1500s onward.[citation needed] The Hawleys held the lease on Brentford market for nearly 200 years.[citation needed]

The lock was opened in 1820 and was originally a pair of locks.[1] One of the two locks was converted to a weir in the 1970s.[1] A lock keepers cottage was built alongside the lock in 1820 by Francis Read who charged £204.[1] Some time before 1850 the cottage was expanded and split into two.[1] The cottages suffered bomb damage during world war 2 and appear to have been demolished by 1952.[1]

The nearest London Underground station is Camden Town.

The nearest London Overground station is Camden Road.

See also

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Next lock upstream Regent's Canal Next lock downstream
Hampstead Road Locks
No. 1 		Hawley Lock
Grid reference: TQ288841 		Kentish Town Lock
No. 3

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Fulbright, Miranda (27 March 2019). "The Lock-Keepers of Hawley's Lock, Regent's Canal, Camden". Industrial Archaeology Review. 41 (1): 52–64. doi:10.1080/03090728.2019.1577041.


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