Paddington & its transport systems – 3
Paddington & its transport systems - 3 The Great Western Railway This was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and it is interesting that his railway...
Paddington & its transport systems – 2
Paddington & its transport systems - 2 The canal - Brunel's bridge: This was an early Brunel structure, predating the major works at Paddington Station...
Paddington and its transport systems – 1
Paddington and its transport systems - 1 The building of the Grand Junction Canal between Braunston and Brentford brought the canal network to the River...
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...
Part 3 of the tour around London's waterway oasis
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...
Part 2 of a tour around London's Little Venice
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...
Around 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...
The history of the place name known as 'Little Venice'
The 'Little Venice' facts that are ignored As most people will know, Little Venice is that well known area tucked away in W2 between Paddington...
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...