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Hartham Weir (also known colloquially as Two-step Weir) is a small weir on the River Lea next to the confluence of the River Beane/Lea, on the edge of Hartham Common, Hertford, England.
Design edit
The weir was installed to let the river travel over a main sewer pipe.
Uses edit
It is frequented by the Herts Canoe Club and local anglers.[1]
2008 rebuild edit
The weir was demolished and rebuilt in 2008, costing £310,000.[2]
Local MP Mark Prisk and Herts Canoe Club re-opened the weir in a ceremony on Saturday, 25 October 2008.[3]
Old Weir Gallery edit
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Old 2-step weir in flood -
Old 2-step weir with local heron
References edit
- ^ "Area Guide: The historic market town of Hertford". Herts Advertiser. NLA Access Media Limited. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ Hickman, Leo (8 October 2009). "Journey along the river Lee". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ MP praises new River Lee weir. MHW Magazine
External links edit
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