Barging through Old London over the Regents Canal in in colour
Take a trip on a horse-drawn towing barge from Limehouse into old Central London! The trip goes over the Regents Canal from Limehouse, via the Wharves of East London, Mile End Road, Various locks, White Chapel, Heartford Union Canal, Old Ford, Acton’s Lock, Hackney, through Islington Tunnel, passes under the New River, over the GNR at Kingscross, under the Midland at St.Pancras, Kentish Town, Alpine Chalet, through Regents Park and London Zoo and ends at Paddington Basin just off Edgeware Road. Timeline (draft, please help to complete this, thank you!: 00:00 Departure from Limehouse 00:24 Wharves of East London 01:04 Mile End Road 01:15 Various locks 01:52 White Chapel 02:17 Heartford Union Canal 02:38 Old Ford 03:09 Acton’s Lock 03:40 Hackney 04:20 Through Islington Tunnel, 04:40 Passes under the New River 04:56 Over the GNR at Kingscross 05:08 Under the Midland at St.Pancras 06:00 Kentish Town 06:10 Alpine Chalet, home of the lock keeper 07:07 Through Regents Park and London Zoo 07:56 Another tunnel, no horses to pull here, just manpower! 08:31 Arrival at Paddington Basin, just off Edgeware Road. Please DO NOT re-upload any of my material to Youtube or other media. Thank you.
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