Skip to main content

The charity making life better by water

Advice - Regent's Canal, City Road Lock 5, Islington

Type: Advice

Waterway(s): Regent's Canal

From: 19 August 2025, noon

To: On-going

Region: London and South East

Reason: Repair

Subject to review on: 1 November 2025

Location

Closest waterwayRegent's Canal
Starts atLock 5, City Road Lock
Ends atLock 5, City Road Lock

Description

Original 20 August 2025, 10:05am

City Road Lock 5 has an inoperable offside bottom gate paddle and a partially operable towpath bottom gate paddle, only opening halfway.

The Regional Reactive Team have been to site to try and free the towpath paddle but were unsuccessful. As the lock is still operable, albeit slow to drain, it will remain open until the bottom gates are replaced as part of the winter works schedule for this year.

Be patient as it will take some time to drain and do not force it.

photo of a location on the canals
newsletter logo

Stay connected

Sign up to our newsletter and discover how we protect canals and help nature thrive