Dagenham New Road

A waterway that took 65 years to plan & construct – and unfinished! The first plans for a canal to Romford were seen in 1809…

Romford Canal – The final section The canal route passes through what is now known as The Chase nature reserve (Barking & Dagenham confusingly calls…

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.…

Romford Canal – From Rainham Road to Elm Park The canal heads slightly northeastwards towards Elm Park along a much narrower Beam Valley. The crossing…

‘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…

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…