Grand Surrey Canal

Grand Surrey Canal
Grand Surrey Canal
	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

Grand Surrey Canal

					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.