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Regents Canal
Regents Canal, London, England -Islington tunnel-21March2010.jpg
West portal of the Islington tunnel
Specifications
Length 8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Maximum boat length 78 ft 0 in (23.77 m)
Maximum boat beam 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Locks 13
Status Open
Navigation authority Canal and River Trust
History
Principal engineer James Morgan
Date of act 1812
Construction began 14 October 1812
Date of first use 1816 (1816)
Date completed 1 Aug 1820
Geography
Start point Paddington Arm
(Grand Union Canal)
End point River Thames
(Limehouse)
Branch(es) Hertford Union Canal
Limehouse Cut

Regent's Canal is a canal in England. It runs through Camden. It is part of the London Canal Network.

Images for kids

  • Regents Canal 1818

    Regent's Canal: Transfer certificate of 10 shares, issued 1 December 1818

  • Macclesfield Bridge, Regent's Park - Shepherd, Metropolitan Improvements (1828), p219

    Macclesfield Bridge before the explosion. After the explosion it was also known as Blow Up Bridge.

  • WenlockStitch

    Wenlock Basin, Islington (2004)

  • Regent's Canal map

    Map of the route of the Regent's Canal in London

  • Canal Regent Londres

    The Regent's Canal near St Mark's Regents' Park.

See also

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