City Canal
Former canal excavated across the Isle of Dogs in east London / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the canal in London. For the canal in Washington, D.C., see Washington City Canal.
The City Canal was a short, and short-lived, canal excavated across the Isle of Dogs in east London, linking two reaches of the River Thames. Today, it has been almost completely reconstructed to form the South Dock of the West India Docks.
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Specifications | |
Locks | 2 |
Status | incorporated into docks |
History | |
Date of act | 1799 |
Date of first use | 1805 |
Geography | |
Start point | Isle of Dogs |
Connects to | River Thames |
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