Tump 53 canal
Introduction
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Tump 53 canal
Image: © Marathon Taken: 8 Mar 2011
Apart from being built on former marshland, with many of the former drainage dykes being landscaped as seen here, most of the area was also part of the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich. The remote marshes were ideal for testing explosives and to do this a series of brick enclosures called tumps were constructed. Any explosion occurring would then be directed upwards. Some of the tumps have survived to become part of the landscape as here - the outer brick wall is on the left behind the trees. This tump, known as Tump 53, has been a nature reserve run by the London Wildlife Trust for many years.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.503049
Longitude
0.112383