It joins the river thames at gravesend north west to the river medway at strood south east the thames and medway canal is a disused canal in kent south east england also known as the gravesend and rochester canal. The canal was first mooted in 1778 as a shortcut for military.
In 1799 ralph dodd c 1756 1822 proposed a canal cutting across the hoo peninsula of north east kent from the thames at gravesend to the medway at strood.
Thames and medway canal. It is great to be part of an organisation that is active and enthusiastic with a loyal membership base. Cargo could be shipped directly between the towns without having to take a perilous journey from the thames past the sandbanks of the nore round the isle of grain and into the medway a round trip of 75km. Thames and medway canal.
It means as chairman i have to keep on my toes and be. This is the official website of the association formed to restore the thames and medway canal in kent. It was originally some 11 km 6 8 mi long and cut across the neck of the hoo peninsula linking the river thames at gravesend with the river medway at strood.
The thames and medway canal is a disused canal in kent south east england also known as the gravesend and rochester canal it was originally some 11 km 6 8 mi long and cut across the neck of the hoo peninsula linking the river thames at gravesend with the river medway at strood the canal was first mooted in 1778 as a shortcut for military craft from deptford and woolwich dockyards on the. Canoeists on the thames medway canal by angela acott the aims of thames medway canal association are directed more towards maintenance of the remains of the thames medway canal 7 miles in an attractive order for local visitors rather than full restoration of the canal since a full through route would require use of the 2 mile long higham tunnel. A letter from the chairman taken from our.
Medway thames and medway canal juncton is a minor waterways place on the river medway tidal section between chatham 1 mile and furlongs to the southeast and snodland 6 miles and 3 furlongs to the southwest. The thames and medway canal is a disused canal in kent south east england also known as the gravesend and rochester canal. This is the official website of the association formed to restore the thames and medway canal in kent.
The canal s route is close to the dashed line of the railway across the neck of the peninsula. Cut a way number 63 issued march 2020.
