SINKING THE THAMES 4FT.

Shannon News, 23 January 1925, Page 2

SINKING THE THAMES 4FT.

TEN-YEAR-OLD TASK

Tlie Port ol London lias now. completed the greater, part of the task which it set itself, ovej ten Y«f J *go. of adding four feet to the depth c& the Thames, practically from London Bridge to the sea. . IW , tn „ When operations hegan. xn 1913, the dentil of the river below the Albeit BSk.avenwed.26 feet at low water There were, however, places where there was a 4epth oi only IB feet This made it impossible tor great steamers to come up the "ver as the result Qt dredging; there is now for the 25 miles up to Tilbury Dock a channel over 1000 feet wide, with an Sage aim ot 30. feet. Nowhere js Se less than £7 feet tt low water. From Tilbuiy Dock to. the Royal Albert Dock the channel varies from 1000 feet ip 600 feet m width, and tne det>th is 24 feet. In certain places, it is slightly less, but further dredging will soon put that, right. . During their last financial year the port of London "Authority spent over £4OO 000 on extra. -dredging plant in addition to the £IOO,OOO which is the sum they spend annually on keeping the channel clear and making it deep,er.