London Canals

The Romford Canal 6

Romford Canal - The final section The canal route passes through what is now known as The Chase nature reserve (Barking & Dagenham confusingly calls...

The Romford Canal 5

The canal route to the C2C/District railway crossing at Elm Park By these houses on Roosevelt Way, there is evidently a rise in the ground....

The Romford Canal 4

Romford Canal - From Rainham Road to Elm Park The canal heads slightly northeastwards towards Elm Park along a much narrower Beam ValleyThe crossing at...

The Romford Canal 3

'The lock' to Rainham Road A depression is obvious here, although there doesn't seem to be any trace of the lock chamber walls now, perhaps...

The Romford Canal 2

New Road to Beam Bridge lock Dagenham New Road bridge (the Beam Bridge) over the Beam River, once a busy main road but nowadays most...

All Little Venice McMurrays Royal Arsenal Towpath

Historical Royal Arsenal

The Royal Arsenal Canal today

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...

History of the Royal Arsenal Railway

The Royal Arsenal Canal – The waterway serving the Woolwich military complex

A look at the McMurrays Canal sites around Wandsworth

The Wandsworth or McMurrays Canal

London's Three Canal Tunnels – Maida Hill/Lisson Grove access paths

Regent's Canal – Mare Street to Limehouse

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...

Regent's Canal – King's Cross to Acton's Lock

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...

Regent's Canal – Camden to St Pancras

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...

Regent's Cumberland Turn to Pirate Castle

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...

Regent's Canal – Maida Hill to London Zoo

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...

Grand Surrey Canal Historical

Regent's Canal – Maida Hill to London Zoo

Grand Surrey Canal

The Grand Surrey – The Peckham branch & canal wharves

Little Venice

Historical Little Venice

Romford Canal