Wide-angle view of the elegant cast iron roving bridge over the Regents Canal, just above Camden Lock.
Wide-angle view of the elegant cast iron roving bridge over the Regents Canal, just above Camden Lock. The elegant cast iron profile of the roving bridge (Grade II), which dates from 1845, makes it one of the best known structures in Camden. A roving bridge, changeline bridge or turnover bridge is a bridge over a canal constructed to allow a horse towing a boat to cross the canal when the towpath changes sides. From the bridge there is a fine panorama clockwise from upstream of the former railway offices (now Henson House), the Interchange Warehouse and towpath bridge (both Grade II), Camden Lock Market and Dingwall's Dock, Hampstead Road Lock (Grade II), Camden Road Bridge (Grade II), the Lock Keeper’s Cottage (Grade II), Gilbey House and the Regent’s Canal upstream to Southampton Bridge. Camden Lock, or Hampstead Road Locks is a twin manually-operated lock on the Regent's Canal in Camden Town, London Borough of Camden. The sign on each of the twin locks reads "Hampstead Road Lock 1". Hawley lock and Kentish Town lock are a short distance away to the east; there are no nearby locks to the west. The locks were constructed between 1818–20 by James Morgan, with John Nash, supervising engineer. It is the only twin-lock remaining on the Canal, the remainder having been modified to single lock operation. The current locks are Grade II listed and replaced an innovative, but unsuccessful, hydropneumatic lock designed by William Congreve in an attempt to conserve water.
Size: 4064px × 2704px
Location: Regent's Canal Just above Camden Lock, Camden Town, London.
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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