Former entrance to Surrey Docks via Lavender Lock
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Former entrance to Surrey Docks via Lavender Lock
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 30 Jun 2011
This was a way into the docks via Lavender Lock and (timber) Pond, later Dock. It was eliminated as a navigable link and a pumping station inserted in the 1920s. This was to maintain the water level in the docks. The pumphouse is glimpsed beyond the more recent buildings. It is no longer functional, the docks have gone, but a tiny fragment remains beyond the pumphouse called Lavender Pond, a local nature reserve and amenity.
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