Along The Regent’s Canal
Taking advantage of a rare day of January sunshine, I enjoyed a ramble along the towpath with my camera, tracing its arc which bounds the northern extent of the East End. At first there was just me, some moorhens, a lonely swan, and a cormorant, but as the morning wore on cyclists and joggers appeared. Starting at Limehouse Basin, I walked west along the canal until I reached the Kingsland Rd. By then clouds had gathered and my hands had turned blue, so I returned home to Spitalfields hoping for another bright day soon when I can resume my journey onward to Paddington Basin.
At Limehouse Basin
Commercial Rd Bridge
Johnson’s Lock
Lock keeper’s cottage at Johnson’s Lock
Great Eastern Railway bridge
Great Eastern Railway bridge
Salmon Lane Lock
Barge dweller mooring his craft
Solebay St Bridge
Mile End Rd bridge
Cyclist at Mile End Rd bridge
Looking through Mile End Rd bridge
Mile End Lock keeper’s cottage
Looking back towards the towers of Canary Wharf
At the junction with Hertford Union Canal
Old Ford Lock
Victoria Park Bridge
Victoria Park Bridge
Barge dwelling cat
At Kingsland Rd Bridge
Looking west from Kingsland Rd Bridge
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This enjoyable and interesting item makes me regret my lost opportunities. I suppose, or hope, that they are natural and unavoidable, but none-the-less regrettable.
I spent six formative years living in Stoke Newington and going to school in Cambridge Heath. The school (Parmiter’s) was in Approach Road, just a few hundred yards away from the canal where it traverses the park. And I was also aware of the canal where its trace could be seen from the bus on Kingsland Road. Yet it never occurred to me to seek to walk the length of the canal, not even when I had a camera and an inclination to record such scenes. Alas alas!
I love the light in these photos. You capture the freshness of a bright January day.
Lovely. A walk I intend to do one day. Your photo ‘Looking back at the towers of Canary Wharf’ got me thinking about how much they are a part of the landscape and how long that has been the case. Back in the early/mid 80’s I used to visit a friend on a regular basis who lived in a council tower block in that area and we used to stand on the balcony and look out over the river. The only tall buildings nearby were two more council blocks nearby. Time moves inexorably on…