Limehouse Basin
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Limehouse Basin is a body of water two miles east of London Bridge that is also a navigable link between the River Thames and two of London's canals. First dug in 1820 as the eastern terminus of the n
Limehouse Basin, Canary Wharf in background, October 2015
Collier congestion. (Edward William Cooke, The Thames near Limehouse, called the Lower Pool, British Museum)
Ceremonial opening,The Times, 2 August 1820
Limehouse Basin 1827 with shipping and barges; notice the sloping banks
Limehouse Link tunnel
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The Limehouse Link tunnel is a 1.1-mile long tunnel under Limehouse in East London on the A1203 road. The tunnel links the eastern end of The Highway to Canary Wharf in London Docklands. Built between
Limehouse Basin
…century. Sometimes now referred to as the Limehouse Marina, the Basin lies between the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) line and historic Narrow Street; the Limehouse Link tunnel passes beneath. Directly to the east is Ropemaker's Fields, a small park. To warm their homes and cook their food Londoners at one time burned wood…
The western portal of the Limehouse Link tunnel