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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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…
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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…
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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,…
Continue ReadingLittle 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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A tour around Little Venice Part 3 The Blue (and Green) plaques of Little Venice Generally Blue Plaques are those of English Heritage and the…
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A tour around Little Venice Part 2 Brownings Pool is the largest feature and it is the junction of three waterway routes. It is named…
Continue ReadingAround Little Venice – London's waterway oasis – Part 1
A tour around Little Venice – with a sprinkling of history Map of Little Venice produced in 2009 The canal west of Lord Hills bridge…
Continue ReadingThe Limehouse Cut – first navigable canal ever built in London
The now demolished Premier Metropolis factory, Burdett Road, Limehouse Flats on the site of the Premier Metropolis factory ‘The Pier’ or whatever! Useful observation platform…
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The first canal scheme in London: The Limehouse Cut was the first navigable artifical waterway (the much earlier New River was built as a water…
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