Locks
The locks on the Bow Back Rivers are not built to a single standard, and sizes vary.
| Lock | configuration | length | width | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bow Tidal | twin | 93.5 feet (28.5 m) | 20 feet (6.1 m) | Built 1900 and 1931 |
| Carpenters Road | single | 92 feet (28 m) | 20 feet (6.1 m) | Built 1933, up-and-over radial gates |
| City Mills | single | 95 feet (29 m) | 20 feet (6.1 m) | Built 1933, reopened 2010 |
| Marshgate | single | Built 1864, removed 1935 | ||
| Old Ford | twin | 90 feet (27 m) | 18.5 feet (5.6 m) | Built 1902 and 1935 |
| Three Mills | single | 203 feet (62 m) | 26 feet (8 m) | Built 2009, hydraulic sector gates |
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Famous quotes containing the word locks:
“So Lycidas sunk low, but mounted high
Through the dear might of him that walk’d the waves,
Where other groves and other streams along
With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves
And hears the unexpressive nuptial song
In the bless’d kingdoms meek of joy and love.
There entertain him all the saints above
In solemn troops and sweet societies,
That sing, and singing in their glory move,
And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes.”
—John Milton (1608–1674)
“He’s made a harp of her breast-bane,
Whose sound wad melt a heart of stane.
He’s ta’en three locks o’ her yellow hair,
And wi’ them strung his harp sae rare.”
—Unknown. Binnorie; or, The Two Sisters (l. 41–44)
“When the rose reigns, and locks with ointments shine,
Let rigid Cato read these lines of mine.”
—Robert Herrick (1591–1674)