Looking from the former canal entrance, across the coal pier, towards the Woolwich free ferry, the Thames Barrier, Canary Wharf and Central London. The flats…
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- Canal tunnel
- Canalised river
- Croydon Canal
- Feature
- Grand Surrey Canal
- Grand Union Canal
- Historical
- Lee Navigation
- Little Venice
- Minor Canal
- Paddington
- Paddington Arm
- Railway
- Regent's Canal
- River
- Romford Canal
- Royal Arsenal
- Towpath
History of the Royal Arsenal Railway
(The following section on the railway was kindly written for London Canals by Ian Bull of the Crossness Engines Trust) The Royal Arsenal’s railways began…
Continue ReadingThe Royal Arsenal Canal – The waterway serving the Woolwich military complex
The Royal Arsenal (or Woolwich Arsenal) canal was designed by Lietunant Colonel Pilkington and built between 1812-14, and extended again by 1816. It had a…
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Romford Canal – The final section The canal route passes through what is now known as The Chase nature reserve (Barking & Dagenham confusingly calls…
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The canal route to the C2C/District railway crossing at Elm Park By these houses on Roosevelt Way, there is evidently a rise in the ground.…
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Romford Canal – From Rainham Road to Elm Park The canal heads slightly northeastwards towards Elm Park along a much narrower Beam Valley. The crossing…
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‘The lock’ to Rainham Road A depression is obvious here, although there doesn’t seem to be any trace of the lock chamber walls now, perhaps…
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New Road to Beam Bridge lock Dagenham New Road bridge (the Beam Bridge) over the Beam River, once a busy main road but nowadays most…
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This navigation is still in use – sort of. From its confluence at the Thames it is known as Barking Creek, a winding, tidal waterway.…
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From its confluence at the Thames it is usually known as Barking Creek, a winding, tidal waterway. Once it reaches Barking it becomes the River…
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