Which canal links the Grand Union Canal to the Limehouse Cut in London?
Hertford Union Canal Hertford Union Canal The Hertford Union Canal or Duckett's Cut is just over long in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. It connects the Regent's Canal to the Lee Navigation. 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. Like its 1766 predecessor, the Limehouse Cut, the Hertford Union Canal was intended to provide a short-cut between the River Thames and the River Lee Navigation. It allowed traffic on the Lea heading for
Limehouse Cut Limehouse Cut The Limehouse Cut is a largely straight, broad canal in the East End of London, England, which linked the lower reaches of the Lee Navigation to the River Thames. It now connects to Limehouse Basin (which in turn connects to the River Thames) as a result of changes made in 1968. The Cut turns in a broad curve from Bow Locks, where the Lee Navigation meets Bow Creek; it then proceeds directly south-west for through the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to Limehouse Basin. The Limehouse Cut was authorised by the River Lee Act, an Act of Parliament