London Canals

The Regents Canal - Mile End, Johnsons, Salmon and Limehouse

Suttons Wharf in its last year of existence. Despite objections its demolition went ahead

The Sandwich Barge at Suttons Wharf

The new footbridge just south of Suttons Wharf

One can hire rowing boats at Mile End in the summer and view the various new developments from a different perspective

The new 'hill' by Mile End lock gives a good view of the Regents Canal, the new developments along it, and trains on the Great Eastern main lines. The whole area used to be part of the New Globe Tavern gardens between 1820 and 1860. The gardens were a more elaborate version of those at Anerley on the Croydon canal and offered refreshements, music, hot air balloons, illuminations and fireworks

This is the New Globe Tavern Gardens as depicted on the information boards on the hill and along the canal. In the distance is what many might assume to be Hampstead Heath, but I think its actually a rather enhanced Stamford Hill! The Regents Canal runs along the left side of the picture, and moored at a wharf (with the red buildings) is a barge that has sails. The Eastern Counties Railway (later the Great Eastern railway) line can be seen crossing the centre of the picture

View of the Canary Wharf buildings and Mile End lock. Notice the lock-keepers house with its modern extension

Mile End bridge and lock
Mile End Road bridge and lock

Just below Johnsons Lock is the Ragged School Museum. It is sited in the old Dr Barnardo's school, which opened in 1877 and closed in 1908. The musuem's aim is to show how victorian children were taught

Two views of Salmon Lane Lock before and during the construction of the new development there in 2009 - Salmon's is the last but one lock before Limehouse. From a friends' flat we have vantage views of the canal all the way back to Mile End

The bottom of the 12 Regents Canal locks. This is Commercial Road and its the only one left that has a traditional double arched bridge

Footbridge at Limehouse
The footbridge across the tail of Commercial Road lock. The adjacent viaduct carries the Docklands Light Railway

Boats at Limehouse Basin (formerly the Regents Canal dock)

Limehouse Lock - it leads into the River Thames - England's longest navigable waterway!

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 / 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 / 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