The Grand Union's Paddington Arm
Part four - Greenford to Alperton
Near the Greenford By-Pass crossing is one of the Paddington Arm's few mileposts. This denotes five miles from Bulls Bridge
The large wooden footbridge at Greenford Playing Fields. Its the second of two such types on this canal. Moorings is possible on both sides
The stretch alongside Greenford playing fields towards Perivale offers several opportunites for mooring on either side of the canal. Some spots on the offside are difficult toget into but are peaceful. The towpath side by the playing fields gives boaters a chance to walk south across the fields using public footpaths to the many different superstores not more than about half a mile away. If one doesnt want to walk, then by mooring at the Black Horse one can travel by bus to Greenford 'Red Lion,' where the town's many shops can be found. These are quite a distance away in the direction of Ealing Broadway
The canal passes alongside a large depot which is actually the Rockware Glass Works. Its not so apparent in the summer when the trees are in leaf
The only original bridge left en-route along the Paddington Arm. This is Horsenden Hill bridge at Perivale
Nearby is the Perivale Tesco superstore which is situated in the Hoover Factory. This noted Art Deco building was constructed in 1931. The Paddington Arm is well supplied with superstores. There are six of these on or near the canal between Bulls Bridge and Kensal Green
View fromthe bridge of the section at Perivale before the residential boats appeared
Perivale today
The canal has a lengthy run past Horsenden Hill Golf Course as far as the WLCC at Alperton. Despite the location it is surprisingly rural
The West London Crusing Club's moorings at Alperton
Modern copy of a traditional bridge at Alperton - the concrete arch gives away its origin
The visitor moorings at Alperton, next to the large Sainsburys superstore
Paddington Arm - Part five
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 / Kensington Canal: The canal that became a railway and an underground route / London's Canal Tunnels: There are three canal tunnels in London / 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 / Westbourne River: The old waterway from Kilburn to the Thames / Woolwich's secret waterway: The Royal Arsenal Canal
Attractions near the London canals: Abbey Road / Bayswater / Crockers Folly / Derry and Toms / Edgware Road / Marylebone Goods / Nash Villas / Spitfire Works / St Pancras