| Hertford Union Canal | |||||
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 Junction of Hertford Union Canal and River Lee Navigation | |||||
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| Specifications | |||||
| Maximum boat length | 72 ft 0 in (21.95 m) | ||||
| Maximum boat beam | 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m) | ||||
| Locks | 3 | ||||
| Status | Navigable | ||||
| Navigation authority | Canal and River Trust | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original owner | Sir George Duckett | ||||
| Principal engineer | Francis Giles | ||||
| Date of act | 1824 | ||||
| Date completed | 1830 | ||||
| Geography | |||||
| Start point | Regent's Canal | ||||
| End point | Lee Navigation | ||||
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The Hertford Union Canal or Duckett's Cut, just over 1 mile (1.6 km) long, connects the Regent's Canal to the Lee Navigation in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London.[1] It was opened in 1830 but quickly proved to be a commercial failure. It was acquired by the Regents Canal Company in 1857, and became part of the Grand Union Canal in 1927.[2]
- ^ "Boating facilities". Canal & River Trust. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.; "Lea Valley Walk, Section 4 of 6, Southwold Road to Three Mills Bromley-by-Bow" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Waterways of England and Wales: London's Minor Canals: Smaller Navigations of London". London Canal Museum Home Page. Retrieved 29 June 2018.