London Canals - The UK City's Waterways

The Grand Surrey Canal

Many 'wharves' still exist these days, clearly showing the excellent relationship between canal and commercial operators

Wharves along the Surrey Canal

Despite the closure of the canal, there are many places along the route that still retain their canal related names. The Grand Surrey canal's main trade was in timber and most of its wharves dealt in timber. Virtually none of the wharves trade in timber now, having gone over to other things, usually in the way of car scrapyards and motor repairs

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Victoria Wharf, Deptford

Victoria Wharf, Deptford

The name is in the brick wall! Victoria Wharf just off Evelyn Road, Deptford

Parkers Timber Wharf and its elaborate low relief mural

Bridge Wharf seen in 1984 - this and Victoria/Parkers stood on opposite sides of the canal

Ocean Wharf on Canal Approach

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Canada Wharf in New Cross

The British Wharf estate - which is just off the Surrey Canal Road

Crown Wharf, near Ilderton Road

Not really an original wharf, but the name is there! Surrey Wharf @ Old Kent Road. The canal passed in front

THE ROUTE:
Buildings / Surrey Docks 1 / Surrey Docks 2 / Surrey Docks 3 / To Old Kent Road / Canal Junctions / Canal Names / Bridges / Wharves / Peckham / Camberwell

Around Little Venice & Paddington: History and transport systems / Canute's 'Canal': The mythological waterway that wasnt / Croydon Canal: London's shortest-lived waterway, closing completely by 1837 / Cumberland Arm: A branch off the Regents Canal to Euston / Fleet River & Canal: The former Thames - Kings Cross waterway / Grand Surrey: The canal with an ambition to reach Portsmouth! / Grosvenor Canal: The Grosvenor linked Victoria to the Thames / Hertford Union Canal: A short cut with a nice flight of locks between the Regents Canal and the Lee Navigation alongside Victoria Park / Isle of Dogs (City) Canal: The Isle of dogs canal, where Canary Wharf now stands / Kensington Canal: The canal that became a railway and an underground route / Limehouse Cut & the Lee Navigation: The 28 mile route from London to Hertford / London's Canal Tunnels: There are three canal tunnels in London / McMurray's Canal: Wandsworths long forgotten waterway / Paddington Arm: The Grand Junction/Grand Union from Bulls Bridge to London / Pudding Mill River: Requiem for London's lost waterway / Regents Canal: This runs between Little Venice, Camden Town & Limehouse / Romford Canal: The penultimate, yet unfinished, canal to be built in London / Ruislip Feeder: The former waterway that fed the canal / Surrey Iron Railway: The route of the world's first public railway / Woolwich's secret waterway: The Royal Arsenal Canal

London Canals Outside: 1) Wendover Arm 2) Slough Arm 3) River Chess/Salter's Cut

Attractions near the London canals: Abbey Road / Bayswater / Crockers Folly / Derry and Toms / Edgware Road / Marylebone Goods / Metesco / Nash Villas / Spitfire Works / St Pancras