Bridge over the Thames & Medway Canal... © Malc McDonald cc-by-sa/2.0

TQ6773 : Bridge over the Thames & Medway Canal near Gravesend

taken 9 years ago, near to Chalk, Kent, Great Britain

Bridge over the Thames & Medway Canal near Gravesend

Immediately beyond the bridge is a foot crossing over a railway line.

Thames & Medway Canal

The Thames & Medway Canal was built in the early 19th Century, creating a direct navigable waterway between the Thames at Gravesend and the Medway at Chatham. The canal was never a success. A railway was built over part of its route, through a tunnel east of Higham, but the section from Higham to Gravesend remained in use until the 1930s.

The Thames & Medway Canal Association was formed in the 1970s to preserve the canal as a recreational facility. Their website, which describes the canal in greater detail, is here: Link

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Grid Square: TQ6773, 31 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Malc McDonald (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 7 September, 2013 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 9 September, 2013
Geographical Context: Derelict, Disused Canals
County (from Tags): Kent
Disused (from Tags): Canal
Near (from Tags): Gravesend
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 6757 7396 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:26.3910N 0:24.5781E
Camera Location: OSGB36: TQ 6756 7396
View Direction: Southeast (about 135 degrees)