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…
Continue ReadingThe Grand Junction Canal Feeder from Ruislip #3
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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Clack Lane Aqueduct to the Railway As aqueducts go, this is a bit of an odd affair. However it did carry the Ruislip canal feeder…
Continue ReadingThe Grand Junction Canal Feeder from Ruislip
Intro & the route to Clack Lane One of two major GJCCo feeders in the London area, this was one of the longest ever built.…
Continue ReadingAlong the Grand Surrey route – Evelyn Street to Surrey Canal Road
A rather mucky, unadopted road (not always shown on the maps) off Evelyn Street is known as Canal Approach. This utilises the old canal route.…
Continue ReadingThe Salters Cut (Sabey's Canal and Rickmansworth Wharf)
Salter’s Cut was a 500yd cut opened in 1804 (or 1805 as some sources claim) and served Salter & Co’s Brewery, but later also extended…
Continue ReadingThe Salters Cut (Gasworks Arm/River Chess) Rickmansworth
This was a 500yd cut opened in 1804 (or 1805 as some sources claim) and served Salter & Co’s Brewery. The firm’s director, Stephen Salter,…
Continue ReadingThe 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…
Continue ReadingHistory of the Royal Arsenal Railway
(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…
Continue ReadingThe Royal Arsenal Canal – The waterway serving the Woolwich military complex
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…
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