The Regents Canal - Through the Royal Park
The Central London Mosque is a major landmark on the canal along with these Nash style houses that line the north perimeter of Regents Park
These houses have been built within the last 15 years and are arguably some of London's most expensive properties. A large hostel that once stood here was demolished to make way for these modern 'Nash' style houses
N/B Russia at Chalbert Street footbridge - The structure is actually an aqueduct carrying the Tyburn - one of London's lost rivers
This is a view of the twin
4ft diameter cast iron pipes that run through Chalbert St bridge!
A larger picture can be seen at the Silent UK website I dont know who took the picture so I have no-one to credit it.
It has been claimed by one of the managers of the Royal Parks that Chalbert Street bridge does NOT carry the waters of the Tyburn. However there seems to be plenty of evidence that it DOES carry the Tyburn's waters, and certainly I've read an old article in a book about workers cleaning these pipes possibly around the 1900's.
A similar mystery surrounds the Westbourne River which crosses the tube at Sloane Square. It has been said that it doesnt pass over the tube station's platforms. Yet I have met someone who says a particular manhole cover they saw open clearly carries the Westbourne in that direction. This and other evidence will be discussed in a future London Canals feature on the Westbourne/Ranelagh Sewer.
Macclesfield Bridge is about midway on the Regents Park section. This lovely golden scene was captured a week before Xmas 2008
A busy Regents park towpath scene near James Close, with 'Dungeons & Dragons' class N/B Brimwylf heading east
Primrose Hill Bridge which heralds the London Zoo section. Its also the spot where one should leave the towpath for the spectacular climb to the top of Primrose Hill
This is a view from the top of Primrose Hill. Its certainly a recommended diversion off the canal and its a easy walk to the top where great views can be afforded. The Snowdon Avairy can be seen in the picture and as a matter of fact the Regents Canal runs across the centre foreground of the whole scene in its deep cutting
Regents Canal towpath activity - man chatting on mobile & group admiring the zoo animals. A private boat, a waterbus & My Fair Lady are in the background
Gardenia by the Giraffe House at the London Zoo in Regents Park
Lord Snowdon's Avairy in Regents Park. The Zoo straddles both sides of the canal
On the towpath opposite the water bus stop for London Zoo
Towpath walkers and a waterbus at St Marks Gate bridge, near the junction from which the old Cumberland Arm began
At the end of the Regents Park section boats turn sharp left for Camden Town. The canal once went straight on to Cumberland Basin near Great Portland Street
A close up of the Feng Shang Chinese restaurant. This unusual style floating eatery is top heavy and is actually held stable by the footbridge
Next: Towards Camden Town
THE REGENTS CANAL PAGES:
intro / blomfield rd~maida hill / marylebone / regents park / marks crescent / camden town / camden market / st pancras~city rd / hackney~old ford / mile end~limehouse
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 / 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