At some stage the Cut was further widened from 55 feet to its present width of 75 feet.
When this happened is unclear.
It has been suggested it happened during the Beardmore modifications of the 1850s (see below), but this seems improbable.
 Widening was not called for by Rendel's plans, nor is it mentioned by Beardmore himself.
 Possibly it happened during the construction of the Commercial Road.
 An 1809 print seems to show widening excavations alongside the Cut.
At some stage the Cut was further widened from 55 feet to its present width of 75 feet. When this happened is unclear. It has been suggested it happened during the Beardmore modifications of the 1850s (see below), but this seems improbable.  Widening was not called for by Rendel's plans, nor is it mentioned by Beardmore himself.  Possibly it happened during the construction of the Commercial Road.  An 1809 print seems to show widening excavations alongside the Cut.
Limehouse Cut