Teddington Lock
Teddington Lock in the Edwardian period
Old London postcard
Teddington Lock is a complex of three locks and a weir on the River Thames between Ham and Teddington and first built in 1810.

The limit of legal powers between the Port of London Authority, the navigation authority downstream to the North Sea is marked nearby by an obelisk on the "Surrey" (right) bank.

The weir named Teddington Weir marks the river’s usual tidal limit and is the lowest on the Thames. This lock is the lowest full-tide lock and second lowest of all-tide locks on the Thames.

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