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Yep, we do pass there on this route. Can't remember the details of it and the Wiki link is a bit short on info, but I believe the tower was built so a watch could be kept for Frenchies attempting to sneak up the Thames but they didn't find out until after it was built that you couldn't quite see the river from there..
I think you took that photo on the Killing Me Soft Lea route, the part off-road/towpath route that goes out from Chingford. It shares a couple of stretches with this ride and this is where the 2 routes join, we'll have come up Robins Nest Hill whereas the Lea ride comes through Bucks Alley. Interestinglea (I use the word loosely) we do cross the river Lea twice on this route, although there is no associated river Lee navigation up that far.