Crossness Point Lighthouse
Address is taken from a point 423 yards away.
Crossness Point Lighthouse is on the River Thames (tidal section below the flood barrier) a short distance from Bury.
Early plans of what would become the River Thames (tidal section below the flood barrier) were drawn up by John Rennie in 1876 but problems with Maidstone Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1835. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Renfrewshire never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The River Thames (tidal section below the flood barrier) was closed in 1955 when Thurrock Tunnel collapsed. "By Handcuff Key and Piling Hook Across The Pennines" by Peter Thomas describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Ipswich Aqueduct.

| Queen Elizabeth II Bridge | 7 miles, 2¼ furlongs | |
| Thames - Dartford Junction | 5 miles, 1 furlong | |
| Erith Causeway | 3 miles, 3¾ furlongs | |
| Frog Island | 3 miles, ¼ furlongs | |
| Thames - Rom Junction | 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs | |
| Crossness Point Lighthouse | ||
| Thames - Barking Creek (River Roding) Junction | 5½ furlongs | |
| King George V Dock Entrance | 2 miles, 2¾ furlongs | |
| Woolwich Ferry | 3 miles | |
| Thames Flood Barrier | 3 miles, 6¼ furlongs | |
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![River Thames - View upstream towards Cross Ness. Taken from the River Thames path to the south of the river just outside the grounds of [[[7574624]]] looking upstream towards the kink in the river called Cross Ness from which the pumping station takes its name.To the left of Cross Ness is Barking Reach, to the right is Halfway Reach.See also [[[7575567]]] by Rob Farrow – 20 August 2023](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/57/55/7575565_210b0ec5_120x120.jpg)











![River Thames - Marshy land adjoining Halfway Reach. Halfway Reach is the section of the River Thames as it flows past [[[7574624]]].This is the view upstream (towards London) with marshy land abutting the river.Cf [[[7575565]]] which is a wider view. by Rob Farrow – 20 August 2023](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/57/55/7575567_a7143a70_120x120.jpg)








![Crossness Pumping Station. The former Crossness pumping station is home to several steam beam engines that once pumped sewage. This was to greatly improve the sanitation of London. See [[[676706]]] by Ashley Dace – 30 September 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/09/34/2093481_18bd4e78_120x120.jpg)



