EPW039623 ENGLAND (1932). Batchworth Lake and environs, Batchworth, from the east, 1932

The original Batchworth lock-keeper's cottage.

This row of cottages probably disappeared at the time that Riverside Drive and the roundabout junction were built.

The Bury - Former manor house.

Taylor's Cut - This is a short navigable canal arm cut in the 1840s, leading from the Grand Junction (now Union) Canal to what was once a bakery owned by a John Taylor in the grounds of The Bury. Parts of its course are still traceable.

This building (which included a canal shop) disappeared when this part of Church Street was widened.

Batchworth stables. This was used to house canal working horses. The building was destroyed by fire in 1956.

The Boat public house and stables. Adjoining the Railway Taverns, but at canal level to serve the needs of the working boatmen. The building still exists as offices.

The Railway Tavern public house (not to be confused with the nearby Railway Arms). The building still exists as offices.

The Railway Arms public house. Later renamed the Batchworth Arms. it was demolished in 1994 and replaced by offices.

Frogmoor (Frogmore) House - obscured by trees. A rather grand house once occupied by the Skidmore family. The site is now occupied by Frogmoor Court (sheltered housing for the elderly).

Walker's Yard. W.H. Walker & Bros were a local narrow boat building and repairs firm operating at this site from 1905 -1964. The site is now occupied by a Tesco store.

The White Bear public house. There has been an inn here for some considerable time. The current building dates from about 1913.

The railway loading wharf.

What appears to be an old gravel working. It was still in water and not yet in filled. When this was done, it would become a timber yard and is currently the site of Travis Perkins builders' supplies. There are plans to build a hotel on the site (having just closed another near Rickmansworth Met!) I hope they don't anticipate building a basement as the water table would practically be at the surface here.

Batchworth Mill

Batchworth Lock connecting the River Chess to the Grand Union Canal

Batchworth Lock - main line of Grand Union Canal