London’s waterways history is comprehensively covered within these pages. Please use the site map as an alternative way to find your way round the website. Thanks. Paddington basin and the...
Romford Canal - The final section The canal route passes through what is now known as The Chase nature reserve (Barking & Dagenham confusingly calls...
Romford Canal - From Rainham Road to Elm Park The canal heads slightly northeastwards towards Elm Park along a much narrower Beam ValleyThe crossing at...
Looking from the former canal entrance, across the coal pier, towards the Woolwich free ferry, the Thames Barrier, Canary Wharf and Central London. The flats...
Gasometers near Mare Street, HackneyBusy summer scene by Northiam StreetBoats and cyclists by Bonner Hall bridge in Victoria ParkOld Ford Lock - 10pm at night!The Bow Heritage Trail includes this section of the Regents Canal as well as the adjacent Hertford Union Canal, which branches off below Old Ford Lock. Mile End, Johnsons, Salmon and Limehouse basin Suttons Wharf in...
London's hidden canal aqueduct! Goods Way - where the unknown aqueudct is sited. Canal at left, railway at lower right.The location at which the Regent's Canal's only aqueduct (officially called 'King's Cross Railway Aqueduct') exists at King's Cross. The crowns of the railway tunnels underneath the Regent's Canal were built so close to the bed of the waterway the solution...
The canal at the top of Camden Market. On the left is the Pirate Castle. The entrance 2 the disused Dead Dog basin is on rightNote: Dead Dog basin gave boats access to an underground wharf which formed part of the Camden horse tunnels. Part of the tunnels on a lower level are open and this is actually to the...
Towpath walkers and a waterbus at St Marks Gate bridge, near the junction from which the old Cumberland Arm beganAt the end of the Regents Park section boats turn sharp left for Camden Town. The canal once went straight on to Cumberland Basin near Great Portland StreetA close up of the Feng Shang Chinese restaurant. This unusual style floating eatery...
London Waterbus Perseus at the eastern end of Maida Hill TunnelMarylebone Wide from Lisson Grove Road with Beauchamp heading westwardsEast Portal of Lisson Grove Tunnel with a widebeam heading westwardsLisson Grove moorings, otherwise known as Marylebone Wide. There used to be a very large interchange depot between canal and railwayPlaque placed by Pateley St bridge commoreating the former site of...
Looking from the former canal entrance, across the coal pier, towards the Woolwich free ferry, the Thames Barrier, Canary Wharf and Central London. The flats on the extreme right are built on land where the Woolwich class narrow boats were...
(The following section on the railway was kindly written for London Canals by Ian Bull of the Crossness Engines Trust) The Royal Arsenal's railways began in 1824 with a horse drawn plateway that was regarded...
The Royal Arsenal (or Woolwich Arsenal) canal was designed by Lietunant Colonel Pilkington and built between 1812-14, and extended again by 1816. It had a dual purpose - one was to deliver materials into the...
London’s waterways history is comprehensively covered within these pages. Please use the site map as an alternative way to find your way round the website....
Archive pictures of the London Canals Archive – Recent old pictures of the London Canals Attractions/Buildings near the London Canals Abbey – The famous road, crossing, studios...
Gutteridge Wood to Charville Lane Gutteridge Wood is one of the better woodlands in London. The only bugbear is the area's extremely poor public transport,...
Sussex Road to Cutthroat Wood Above and below: The section of feeder just off Sussex Road, with its wider than usual accomodation bridge, looking like...
Ickenham to Sussex Road Hillingdon In this view looking towards West Ruislip station, there is this new-ish fencing. If one looks through the wire mesh...
Greenway to West Ruislip At the Greenway is a large concrete bridge of a rather interesting but austere design. Marked by Hillingdon trail signs, the...
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