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Pickett's Lock or Picketts Lock is an area of Edmonton, in the London Borough of Enfield. It is bordered by River Lee Navigation to the east, Pickett's Lock Lane to the south, Meridian Way A1055 to the west and the Ponders End industrial area to the north. The area takes its name from Pickett's Lock, a lock on the nearby River Lee Navigation. == History == Historically the land was marshland and the hamlet here was known as Marshside. During the twentieth century the land was used for sand and gravel extraction which helped to form the waters known as the Blue Lakes. The area was used by local people for outdoor pursuits such as shooting,〔 Curtis, A and Speakman, F. '' A Poacher's Tale'' p52 ISBN 0-7135-0969-4 George Bell & Sons 1960 Retrieved 6 March 2008〕 angling, and ferreting, and is described in Terry Webb's book ''An Edmonton Boy'': "My playground, the River Lea has now been changed into part of the Lee Valley Regional Park; it's been changed into an official playground but it's not the same with things being done for you."〔 Webb,T. ''An Edmonton Boy'' ISBN 1-903981-00-X Chapter2 Published by Biograph in 2000 Retrieved 6 March 2008〕 After World War II the lakes were used for landfill. The former gravel workings were a key site for investigation of Pleistocene interglacial deposits.〔Ellison R.A. et al. 2004, ''Geology of London: Special Memoir for 1:50,000 Geological sheets 256 (North London), 257 (Romford), 270 (South London) and 271 (Dartford) (England and Wales)'', British Geological Survey, Keyworth, ISBN 0-85272-478-0〕〔Gibbard, Philip '' Pleistocene History of the Thames Valley '' p109 ISBN 0-521-40209-3 Retrieved 14 March 2008〕 During the late 1960s the area was acquired by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (LVRPA) to form part of the Lee Valley Park.〔(British History online (fn85) ) Retrieved 5 March 2008〕 The Pickett's Lock Sports Centre designed by the Williamson Partnership with J.V.M Bishop of the (LVRPA) It was described in the ''Buildings of England'' as being "three large white functional boxes arranged around a central swimming pool, linked by generous circulation areas. Made a little less bleak by additions of 1993-4: restaurant, cafe and cinema, and an entrance block by Fitzroy Robinson & Partners".〔 〕 Also included were a nine hole golf course and outdoor sports facilities and was completed by 1973 as the largest centre of its kind in Europe. One of the earliest International Events held at the centre was the first World Age Group Trampoline Championships which were organised by Ted Blake. In later years, land including a disused sewage farm to the north of the centre was used to extend the golf course, and includes a man-made water known as Ponders End lake . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Picketts Lock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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