Bow Creek near Bow Locks
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Bow Creek near Bow Locks
Image: © Dr Neil Clifton Taken: 3 Sep 2008
This shows the head of the Creek at low tide and it is easy to see why it is not navigable at that time. The Creek writhes like a demented serpent, and it is long way by water to the Thames. Excellent views of the Creek can be had from the Docklands Light Railway between Blackwall and Canning Town, but very few boats use it now. However, it is said that certain heavy parts required for the 2012 London Olympics are being brought in by water this way: apparently they are too large for Limehouse Cut.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.522511
Longitude
-0.007949