Thames and Medway Canal
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The Thames and Medway Canal is a disused canal in Kent, south east England, also known as the Gravesend and Rochester Canal. It was originally some 11 km long and cut across the neck of the Hoo penins
From the Strood basin (centre right), the canal disappeared almost immediately into the tunnel
The Higham portal to the straight tunnel
The passing place- now used by the railway
Thames and Medway canal in overgrown state, with railway line adjacent
Hoo Peninsula
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The Hoo Peninsula is a peninsula in Kent, England, separating the estuaries of the rivers Thames and Medway. It is dominated by a line of chalk, clay and sand hills, surrounded by an extensive area of
Thames and Medway Canal
…Kent, south east England, also known as the Gravesend and Rochester Canal. It was originally some 11 km (6.8 mi) long and cut across the neck of the Hoo peninsula, linking the River Thames at Gravesend with the River Medway at Strood. The canal was first mooted in 1778 as a shortcut for military craft from Deptford…
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