Regent’s Canal – Crazy London Stories

London’s Regent’s Canal

Roger Bisby’s cycling journey along Regent’s Canal is a captivating ride that blends the city’s vibrant urban life with serene natural beauty.

Starting at Limehouse Basin, Roger sets off on his bike, navigating the towpath alongside the canal.

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📖 CHAPTERS

00:00 Limehouse Basin
03:21 Boat Loading
06:11 Wapping Riots
08:54 Canal Entrance
10:08 Mile End
12:25 Bethnal Green
14:14 Regent’s Wharf
14:50 Coal Drops Yard
15:40 Camden Lock
15:51 Regent’s Park
17:30 Little Venice
18:50 Paddington Basin
22:26 Roger’s Pictures

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🧭 LOCATIONS

Limehouse Basin
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Regent’s Canal Entrance
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Mile End Canal Side
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Mile End Towpath
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Lock-keeper’s Cottage Graduate Centre
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Bethnal Green Gas Holder Station
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Sharks!
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Regent’s Wharf, All Saints St
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Coal Drops Yard, St Pancras Basin
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Camden Lock
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Regent’s Park/London Zoo
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Little Venice
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Paddington Basin
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🔗 OTHER LINKS

Sir John Nash (1752-1835)
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/john-nash

Thomas Homer – Villain of the Regent’s Canal
https://www.canalmuseum.org.uk/history/homer.htm

Coal Drops Yard History
https://www.kingscross.co.uk/meet-mr-coal-drops

The Real Steam Crane
https://www.thesteamcrane.co.uk/realsteamcrane

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🪙 CREDITS

The Hydraulic Accumulator Tower, Limehouse Basin – East London
Jim Linwood
https://www.flickr.com/photos/brighton/7796852162/in/photostream/

British Museum, Great Court
Aurélien-Barre

Louvre Museum, Paris
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