The canal’s full title to begin with was the Croydon and Rotherhithe Canal, in anticipation of a direct link to the Thames. The Croydon Canal,…
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Paddington & its transport systems – 3
Paddington & its transport systems – 3 The Great Western Railway This was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and it is interesting that his railway…
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Paddington & its transport systems – 2 The canal – Brunel’s bridge: This was an early Brunel structure, predating the major works at Paddington Station…
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Paddington and its transport systems – 1 The building of the Grand Junction Canal between Braunston and Brentford brought the canal network to the River…
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The Kensington Canal – West Brompton to Olympia
View looking from the bridge at West Brompton to Earls Court exhibition centre two. The interesting aspect of this picture is the railway boundary as…
Continue ReadingThe Kensington Canal – Lots Road to West Brompton
The council highways depot off Lots Road, built on the canal’s former alignment. The space between warehouses and railway (on far left) was the full…
Continue ReadingThe Kensington Canal – West London's navigation
The opening of the Regents Canal in 1820 and its success led the way for a canal to be built in Kensington. Lord Kensington desired…
Continue ReadingThe Fleet from Kings Cross Bridge to St Pancras Church
Kings Cross Bridge – old street name sign on the side of the Scala entertainment centre. This sign can be seen from Kings Cross station…
Continue ReadingThe Fleet River from Baggnige Wells to Kings Cross Bridge
In nearby Frederick Street, just off Kings Cross Road, is this small community gardens set in a depression. Its pretty obvious this was once the…
Continue ReadingThe Fleet River from Mount Pleasant to Baggnige Wells
At one time the Fleet river gently meandered between Mount Pleasant and Baggnige Wells. However by 1830 its course had been straightened out and that…
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