The Croydon and Rotherhithe company lost its opportunity for an independent route to Rotherhithe, having to share a common route with the Grand Surrey Canal.…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon Canal 1) The junction with the Grand Surrey Canal near Hatcham
In the begining plans for the canal anticipated a connection with the Thames, thus it was known officially as the Croydon and Rotherhithe Canal. The…
Continue ReadingThe Croydon and Rotherhithe Canal – Tracing the former route into Surrey
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 Cumberland Arm
The Regents Canal’s long lost branch to the Euston/Great Portland Street area View of the entrance to the Cumberland Arm, with the chinese restaurant visible…
Continue ReadingCongreve’s Hydro-Pneumatic Canal Lift
The abortive lift scheme on the Regent’s Canal Before any locks were built on the Regent’s Canal, problems with acquiring a reliable water supply, forced…
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Canute's Canal
King Canute – and the earliest London canal that never was? The story of Canute’s Canal that was supposedly built to by pass London Bridge…
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Other towpath projects – Hackney, Lee Valley, Grand Union
Other towpath projects Hackney’s unique towpath projects Another type preferred by Hackney – ‘Canal Markers’ Canal Marker with detail giving us the scheme’s origins. Canal…
Continue ReadingOther towpath projects in London – Islington tunnel, Green Chain, Green Link etc
Other towpath projects in London As previously explained, by 1977 the towpath had been improved right all the way across London as far as Hackney.…
Continue ReadingThe Canal Way Plaques & what remains
The Canal Way Plaques Plaques sited underneath bridge arches are in poor condition, often rusting, due to repeated cleansing in removing graffiti off the walls.…
Continue ReadingThe GLC's Canal Way Project
A project initiated by the Greater London Council By 1977 the towpath had been improved in the direction of Hackney. This made a grand total…
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