Broadwater, Thamesmead
Introduction
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Broadwater, Thamesmead
Image: © Malc McDonald Taken: 22 Oct 2011
According to the Trust Thamesmead website, Broadwater Dock was originally part of the Ordnance Canal and Lock which was built by Napoleonic prisoners of war so that barges could load and unload the munitions alongside the factory buildings and not go through populated areas: http://www.trust-thamesmead.co.uk/ The dock is now drained, but a man died here in 2007 while saving the life of a boy who was drowning.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.494404
Longitude
0.082882