The Double Lock, & East Entrance to the Islington

The Double Lock, and East Entrance to the Islington Tunnel, Regent's Canal, London. These are pound locks. The building of the canal was authorised by Parliament in 1812, and in 1820 it joined the Grand Junction Canal at Paddington Basin. Illustration by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (c1817-c1842) from London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century (London, 1828)

1812 1828 Authorised Basin Environs Hosmer Inland Islington Joined Junction Locks Paddington Pound

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