Bow Creek

Bow Creek is a two and a quarter mile long tidal estuary of the River Lee and is part of the Bow Back Rivers in Newham, Essex.

Bow Creek flooding at high tide

Ships were built at Orchard House Yard and launched in the creek where they could travel along the River Lee Navigation or south to the River Thames. In 1810, an iron bridge was built spanning the creek. Bow Locks links Bow Creek to the River Lee Navigation.

See also

• Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company

References

• The Iron Bridge and Ironbridge Tavern — A Chronology — Bow Creek/River Lea
• British Waterways history of the Bow Back Rivers
• The Lee Navigation - Intro and Bow Locks to Old Ford
• Tuesday Night Club