Plaque

Lock Keepers Office

Lock keeper and hydraulic sluice Lock Keepers Office
Inscription

Lock Keepers Office
The crews of men who worked ships in and out of Greenland Lock were based here. They provided a service in three shifts around the clock to suit the tides, under the command of the Lock Keeper.

Site: Lock keeper and hydraulic sluice (4 memorials)

SE16, Princes Court

None of these four plaques are visible in our photo (and still this was the best position form which to take the photo!) all being hidden by the building. The Office plaque is on the right side of the building. The Sluice plaque is on the railings to the right. The Bridge plaque is on the railings closest to the bridge. The Engine plaque is inside the pit behind the building.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lock Keepers Office

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Surrey Docks

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Lock Keepers Office

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London Docklands Development Corporation

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Lock Keepers Office

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Hydraulic lock gate engine

Hydraulic lock gate engine

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Hydraulic sluice

Hydraulic sluice

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Swing bridge

Swing bridge

There is another copy of this plaque on the other side of the bridge.

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