London Canals – Page 16 – London's waterways history

London's Canal Towpaths and their improvements – Canalway

Canalway – the background People often ask what ‘Canalway’ stands for when referring to the annual Cavalcade boating festival in London’s Little Venice each May.…

Interesting buildings near London's Canals – Spitfire & Palmer Works

Palmer and Spitfire Works NW8 The descriptive mural on the front of the Palmer building. Built for the Palmer Tyre Co and used to make…

Buildings of interest near London's Canals – St Pancras

St Pancras International Station Despite not actualy being on the canal, St Pancras has always formed a backdrop to the prospect from the locks of…

Buildings of interest near London's Canals – North, South Bank, Park Villas

The Nash Villas along the Regents Canal – The North and South Banks John Nash built a substantial number of villas and town houses along…

Buildings of interest near London's Canals – Nash Villas

The Nash Villas along the Regents Canal John Nash built a lot of houses along the Regents Canal. Probably more than half of these have…

Buildings of interest near London's Canals – Metesco's

The Metropolitan Electricity Supply Works – Randolph Mews, W9 Just behind Blomfield Road is little known Randolph Mews. And even less known is this excellent…

Historic locations near London's Canals – Marylebone goods depot

The Great Central Railway depot at Lisson Grove (Marylebone) Very litte is mentioned about this important part of Marylebone’s history. The Great Central Railway Company…

Places of interest near London's Canals – Edgware Road

Edgware Road Edgware Road is the oldest main throroughfare in London, At least 2,300 years ago it was a trackway through the Middlesex Forest. When…

Places of interest near London's Canals – Derry & Tom's

Derry & Tom’s Roof Gardens NOTE: The roof gardens closed a few years ago. This post is now a historical adjunct to the former roof…

Buildings of interest near London's Canals – Crockers Folly

Crocker’s Folly Some might think that Crockers Folly is a strange inclusion into this category for it doesn’t, at first glance, seem to be on…