The Pudding Mill River clearly extended southwards as far as the old bridge that formed a link between Marshgate Lane and a scrapyard to the…
Continue ReadingPudding Mill River Requiem – part two
Looking down knobs Hill in 2005 from the junction of Marshgate Lane and Knobs Hill Road. The dip under the Northern Outfall is obvious. Knobs…
Continue ReadingPudding Mill – Requiem for a lost London river
The Pudding Mill River (known also as Pudding Mill stream or Hunter’s Mill stream) was a major waterway forming part of the network known as…
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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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