Thames and Medway Canal
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The Thames and Medway Canal was a 19th-century waterway in southeast England built to provide a direct navigable link between the River Thames and the River Medway, parts of which later became incorporated into railway infrastructure.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century canal
ⓘ
canal ⓘ |
| builtFor | shorter route between London and Medway towns ⓘ |
| connects |
River Medway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1824 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1800 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor |
commercial navigation
ⓘ
military transport ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Higham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineeringFeature | long brick-lined tunnel ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse |
sections used as drainage channels
ⓘ
sections used for angling ⓘ sections used for recreational walking ⓘ |
| hasHeritageInterest | local industrial archaeology ⓘ |
| hasRemnant |
visible canal sections near Higham
ⓘ
visible canal sections near Shorne Marshes ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Higham Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 7 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeast England ⓘ |
| navigationDecline | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| navigationStatus | no longer a through navigation ⓘ |
| near | Hoo Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1824 ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Thames and Medway Canal Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyIncorporatedInto |
Gravesend and Rochester Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ railway infrastructure ⓘ |
| purpose | provide direct navigable link between River Thames and River Medway ⓘ |
| railwayConversionDate | 1840s ⓘ |
| railwayUse | canal tunnel converted for railway use ⓘ |
| region | North Kent Marshes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | railway transport ⓘ |
| startPoint | Gravesend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
partly disused
ⓘ
partly infilled ⓘ |
| tunnelLength | about 3.5 kilometres ⓘ |
| tunnelName | Higham and Strood Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSource | local streams and marsh drainage ⓘ |
| waterwayThrough | Thames Estuary area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayType | ship canal ⓘ |
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Thames and Medway Canal