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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The Fleet River and its Canal
The Fleet River must be the one and only natural river which enabled boats to reach any part of the inner metropolis of London, long…
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The Grand Surrey – the canal that aimed for Portsmouth…!
The Grand Surrey Canal …is the canal that aimed for Portsmouth but only got as far as Camberwell! An introduction to the Surrey Canal The…
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The history of the place name known as 'Little Venice'
The ‘Little Venice’ facts that are ignored As most people will know, Little Venice is that well known area tucked away in W2 between Paddington…
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The Romford Canal
A waterway that took 65 years to plan & construct – and unfinished! The first plans for a canal to Romford were seen in 1809…
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The Grand Junction Canal Feeder from Ruislip #9
The streets of Hayes #2 This section is entirely on street walking and very little is to be seen of the former feeder. However its…
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The Grand Junction Canal Feeder from Ruislip #8
The streets of Hayes #1 This section is entirely on street walking and very little is to be seen of the former feeder. However its…
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Charville Lane Estate to Yeading The eastern end of Weymouth Close is the next location at which the canal feeder can be seen. It is…
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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,…
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Sussex Road to Cutthroat Wood Above and below: The section of feeder just off Sussex Road, with its wider than usual accommodation bridge, looking like…
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