Lee and Stort Navigation (Limehouse Cut)
The Act of Parliament for the Lee and Stort Navigation (Limehouse Cut) was passed on 17 September 1835 despite strong opposition from Charles Thomas who owned land in the area. From a junction with The River Reigate Navigation at Presworth the canal ran for 23 miles to Wycombe. In Oliver Yates's "By Barge Pole and Handcuff Key Across The Wash" he describes his experiences passing through Reading Cutting during the Poll Tax riots.
The Lee and Stort Navigation (Limehouse Cut) is a commercial waterway and is part of the Lee and Stort Navigation.
It runs for 1 mile and 2½ furlongs from Limehouse Basin (where it joins the Grand Union Canal (Regent's Canal)) to Head of Bow Locks (where it joins the Lee and Stort Navigation (Bow Lock) and the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section)).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 88 feet long and 15 feet and 9 inches wide. The maximum headroom is 9 feet. The maximum draught is 12 feet and 6 inches.
The navigational authority for this waterway is Canal & River TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 63M - Lee and Stort Navigations Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
| Limehouse Basin with Lion Wharf, South Quay, Medland Quay, Regent's Canal Wharf, Liverpool Steam Wharf, East Quay and North Quay |
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| Limehouse Basin Junction Footbridge No 9 | ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Britannia Stop Lock No 21 Lock removed |
½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Limehouse Cut Footbridge No 8 | ¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Albion Wharf | ¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Lea Wharf | 1 furlong | 0 locks | |
| Docklands Light Railway Bridge No 7 The Bank to Lewisham Branch |
1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Norway Wharf | 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Britannia Bridge No 6 | 1½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Britannia Wharf (Limehouse) | 1¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Copenhagen Wharf St. Anne's Wharf (towpath side) |
2¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Burdett Road Bridge No 5 | 3 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Fenchurch Wharf | 3 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Crown Wharf Ramornie Wharf (towpath side) |
3¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Quebec Wharf | 3¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Burdett Wharf Vincent Wharf (towpath side) |
3½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Argyll Wharf | 3¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Broadwater Wharf | 4 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Abbott Wharf Dock | 4 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Formby's Wharf Built upon |
4¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Baltic Wharf (Limehouse) | 4½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Bow Common Bridge No 4 | 5¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Atlantic Wharf | 5¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Pioneer Wharf Holliday's Wharf (offside) |
6¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Violet Road Bridge No 3 | 7 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Caspian Wharf | 7¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Limehouse Cut Railway Bridge No 2 | 7¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Bell Wharf | 7¾ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Blackwall Tunnel Approach Road Bridge No 1 | 1 mile and 1¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Site of Bromley Stop Lock No 20 | 1 mile and 1½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Head of Bow Locks | 1 mile and 2½ furlongs | 0 locks |
- Limehouse Basin Marina, London — BWML — associated with Limehouse Basin
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