The
picture below show the disused Leven Lock the and start of the
Canal were it joined the River Hull. The Leven Canal is 3¼
miles long. The lock connected the canal with the River Hull.
Hopefully one day the lock and the canal will be restored.
The Leven
Canal was opened in 1802, having been cut by the order of Mrs.
Bethell, Lady of the Manor. The 3 mile long canal started at the
River Hull and was constructed to allow barges to reach the
granaries and warehouses at Canal Head in the village. One
of the original 2 warehouses built at the canal basin in 1825
still remains.
The lock chamber blocked by a concrete structure containing a sluice.
Looking down the lock chamber, which had three sets of gates.
All that remains of one of the bottom gates.
Looking from the lock, The Leven Canal which is below the level of the River Hull.
Looking into the lock chamber from the Leven Canal end towards the flood
bank which now isolates the lock from the River Hull. with the
sluice in the center of the chamber.
The top of the lock chamber, the recess for the second set of gates
can be seen. Beyond this is the recess for the top set of gates
which opened in the opposite direction.
