Canal locks · London
St Pancras Lock
St Pancras Lock — lock in London Borough of Camden, London, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- London St. Pancras International · 0.4 km
About
St Pancras Lock is a canal lock in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lock in London Borough of Camden, London, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.5362°, -0.1279°.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Pancras Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal, in the London Borough of Camden, England. The St Pancras Basin is nearby.
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Background
History
Regent's Canal was authorised by an act of parliament obtained on 13 July 1812, for a canal from Paddington to Limehouse. The directors had decided that all locks would be paired when they first met, but were then sidetracked by proposals to use hydro-pneumatic boat lifts. Operation of a trial lift built at Camden Town was problematic, and after a suggestion by Earl Stanhope in 1815 that they revert to single locks, the proprietors decided to follow their original decision, and so a pair of locks was built at St Pancras, and at the eleven other locations where locks were needed. After some delay caused by financial difficulties, building of the canal resumed in December 1817, and it was…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5362, -0.1279
- District
- Camden
- Parish
- Camden, unparished area
- Postcode
- N1C 4PL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Nearest railway station
- London St. Pancras International — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.wildlondon.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7595038 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Pancras Lock (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Pancras Lock - geograph.org.uk - 1136108.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Pancras Lock?
- St Pancras Lock is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5362°, -0.1279°. The nearest railway station is London St. Pancras International, around 0.4 km away.