A slightly scruffy looking stretch of canal belies these electricity substations and their service bridges east of Acton Lane, Harlesden.This was the site of METESCo’s…
Continue ReadingGrand Union Paddington Arm Part 3 – Alperton to Acton Lane
The canal has a lengthy run past Horsenden Hill Golf Course as far as the WLCC at Alperton. Despite the location it is surprisingly ruralThe…
Continue ReadingGrand Union Paddington Arm Part 2 – Northolt to Horsenden Hill
Northolt boatyard, offering services, gas and diesel. Its operated by High Line Yachting of Iver. This is the last opportunity to fill up before London.…
Continue ReadingThe Grand Union's Paddington Arm
The Padddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal (formerly the Grand Junction Canal) like all the Grand Union routes, was actually owned by the Regents…
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A look at the McMurrays Canal sites around Wandsworth
Youngs Ram Brewery in Wandsworth, closed in 2006. The canal basin was sited just behind the works’ iconic chimney. Site of the canal basin within…
Continue ReadingThe Wandsworth or McMurrays Canal
Allegedly claimed to be the shortest canal in London, but debatable especially with the modernised Grosvenor canal near Victoria, The sole reason for the existence…
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London's Three Canal Tunnels – Maida Hill photo gallery
The Regents Canal’s two western tunnels, Maida Hill and Lisson Grove are without a doubt the most well known of the London canal tunnels. A…
Continue ReadingLondon's Three Canal Tunnels – Islington Tunnel
The western portal of Islington Tunnel. This location is just a stone’s throw from the very busy central London locations of Kings Cross, Caledonian Road…
Continue ReadingLondon's Three Canal Tunnels
Three canal tunnels exist in London. Two of them are on the popular western end of the Regents Canal between Little Venice and Regents Park,…
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Little Venice's lost aqueduct and the Westbourne River
The Kilburn Aqueduct and the Westbourne River There were just two aqueducts on the London canal system in it’s early days. Besides the substatial crossing…
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