The Romford Canal 6

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

The Romford Canal 5

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....

The Romford Canal 4

Romford Canal - From Rainham Road to Elm Park The canal heads slightly northeastwards towards Elm Park along a much narrower Beam ValleyThe crossing at...

The Romford Canal 3

'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...

The Romford Canal 2

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...

The Romford Canal

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