The Grand Surrey Canal

An excellent low relief model on Stave Hill shows the old route from the Thames to Plough Way

The original route through the Surrey Docks

These pictures are of a low-relief model that can be found on the summit of the artifically built Stave Hill. It offers good view of the surrounding area and of Canary Wharf to the east. Stave Hill is represented by the bump in the middle of Russia Dock. The low-relief model shows the orginal Grand Surrey canal route which began at the south end of Russia Dock

With the Thames at the top, the canal ran from the entrance lock at the top left corner, through the smaller Russia Dock, before entering its own lock. A traditional canal bridge can be seen

A view looking southwards along the canal from the lock. The model had a lot of debris in it - someone was obviously trying to make a fire (probably an unauthorised beacon) on the model, hence the explanation for the bits of coal spread around!

Map showing the arrangement of the docks in the 1930's. By that time the original lock (into Stave dock) had fallen out of use

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