Hertford Union Canal
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The Hertford Union Canal or Duckett's Cut, just over 1 mile long, connects the Regent's Canal to the Lee Navigation in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. It was opened in 1830 but qui
Junction of Hertford Union Canal and River Lee Navigation
Hertford Union Top Lock No. 1
Hertford Union Middle Lock No. 2
Hertford Union Bottom Lock No. 3
Limehouse Cut
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The Limehouse Cut is a largely straight, broad canal in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in east London which links the lower reaches of the Lee Navigation to the River Thames. Opening on 17 Septem
Hertford Union Canal
…commercial failure. It was acquired by the Regents Canal Company in 1857, and became part of the Grand Union Canal in 1927. Like its 1766 predecessor, the Limehouse Cut, the Hertford Union Canal was intended to provide a short-cut between the River Thames and the River Lee Navigation. It allowed traffic on the Lea…
Looking North East along the Limehouse Cut
Limehouse Cut in 1809 — apparently being widened. In the background is St Anne's Church and the recently built Commercial Road.
River Thames or Limehouse end, including the basin and its island (arrow)
The Marquess of Salisbury, chief promoter of the scheme