Limehouse Cut
Canal in East End of London, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Limehouse Cut is a largely straight, broad canal in the East End of London which links the lower reaches of the Lee Navigation to the River Thames. Opening on 17 September 1770, and widened for two-way traffic by 1777, it is the oldest canal in the London area. Although short, it has a diverse social and industrial history. Formerly discharging directly into the Thames, since 1968 it has done so indirectly by a connection through Limehouse Basin.
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Specifications | |
Status | Open |
Navigation authority | Canal and River Trust |
History | |
Original owner | Trustees of the Lee Navigation |
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Date of act | 1766 |
Date of first use | 1769 |
Geography | |
Start point | Bow Locks |
End point | Limehouse Basin |
Connects to | (part of) Lee Navigation |
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The Cut is about 1.4 miles (2.2 km) long.[1] It turns in a broad curve from Bow Locks, where the Lee Navigation meets Bow Creek; it then proceeds directly south-west through the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, finally making a short hook to connect to Limehouse Basin.