Former entrance to Limehouse Cut
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Former entrance to Limehouse Cut
Image: © Robin Webster Taken: 30 Jun 2011
The Limehouse Cut to the Lee Navigation preceded the Regent's Canal by many years. It consequently had a direct connection to the Thames. Some years after the Regent's Canal and Limehouse Basin were finished, a connection from the cut to the basin was made. Later 19th century enlargement of the basin eliminated this, and the Cut reverted to a direct connection to the Thames. This lasted until 1968, when the link to Limehouse Basin was re-established (on a new alignment) and the direct connection to the Thames closed and dammed off. Narrow Street crosses by a still existing fixed bridge just beyond the dam, and beyond this part of the abandoned portion is retained as a scenic amenity.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.509316
Longitude
-0.03605