The Norway Cut swing bridge crosses a channel from Greenland Dock to the closed Norway dock
Specifications
Maximum boat length
109 ft 0 in (33.22 m)
Maximum boat beam
18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)
Locks
1
Status
Closed. Partly infilled.
History
Date of act
1801
Date of first use
1810
Date completed
1826
Date closed
1970s
Geography
Start point
Camberwell
End point
Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe
Connects to
River Thames
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Grand Surrey Canal
Legend
River Thames
Stave Dock
Russia Dock
Greenland Dock
Lock
South Dock
Plough Bridge
Deptford Wharf Branch
A200 Evelyn Street
SE&CR Main Line bridge
Necker Bridge
East London Railway bridge
Deptford Wharf Branch lift bridge
LB&SCR Main Line bridge
Croydon Canal
East London Railway bridge
South London line bridge
Canterbury Bridge
A2 Old Kent Road
Peckham Branch
Trafalgar Avenue
Hill Street Bridge
Commercial Way
Peckham Basin
Wells Way
Camberwell Basin
The Grand Surrey Canal was a canal constructed in south London, England during the early 19th century. It opened to the Old Kent Road in 1807, to Camberwell in 1810, and to Peckham in 1826. Its main purpose was to transport cargo, primarily timber (or 'deal') from the Surrey Commercial Docks.
The Grand Surrey Canal closed progressively from the 1940s, with all but the Greenland Dock closing in the 1970s. Much of the route is traceable, as it has been turned into roadways and linear parks.
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