Limehouse Cut

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canal navigation

Limehouse Cut is a historic canal in East London that links the River Lea to the River Thames, forming part of the city’s inland waterway network.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Limehouse Cut canonical 4

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canal ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
connectedTo Regent’s Canal ⓘ
surface form: Regent's Canal via Limehouse Basin
connectsWaterBody River Lea ⓘ
River Lee Navigation ⓘ
Thames ⓘ
surface form: River Thames
constructionStartDate 1766 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus historic canal ⓘ
hasLock Bow Locks ⓘ
hasNearbyTransport Limehouse railway station ⓘ
surface form: DLR Limehouse station

Limehouse railway station ⓘ
hasTowpath yes ⓘ
hasUse residential moorings ⓘ
urban regeneration corridor ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the earliest canals in London ⓘ
inception 1766 ⓘ
length approximately 2 miles ⓘ
locatedIn East London ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory London Borough of Newham ⓘ
London Borough of Tower Hamlets ⓘ
locatedInMetropolitanArea Greater London ⓘ
surface form: Greater London Urban Area
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London ⓘ
managingOrganization Canal & River Trust ⓘ
mouthLocation Limehouse Basin ⓘ
navigable yes ⓘ
originalPurpose to avoid the winding lower reaches of the River Lea ⓘ
to provide a more direct route between the River Lea and the River Thames ⓘ
partOf River Lee Navigation ⓘ
surface form: River Lee Navigation system

inland waterway network of London ⓘ
region East End of London ⓘ
sourceLocation near Bow Locks ⓘ
terminus Bow Locks ⓘ
Limehouse Basin ⓘ
usedFor cycling ⓘ
leisure boating ⓘ
towpath walking ⓘ
waterwaySystem Thames Basin ⓘ
surface form: River Thames basin
waterwayThrough Bow ⓘ
Bromley-by-Bow ⓘ
Limehouse ⓘ
Newham ⓘ
Poplar ⓘ
London Borough of Tower Hamlets ⓘ
surface form: Tower Hamlets
waterwayType artificial cut ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

River Lea → hasStructure → Limehouse Cut ⓘ
Bow → hasNearbyWaterway → Limehouse Cut ⓘ
Lee Navigation → connectedVia → Limehouse Cut ⓘ
Bow Locks → connectsToWaterway → Limehouse Cut ⓘ