Walking the length of London's Regents Canal - Limehouse to Paddington (4K)
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- London walk along the entire length of the Regents Canal from Limehouse Basin in East London to Paddington Basin in the west. We pass through Mile End, Bethnal Green, Hackney, Haggerston, Shoreditch, Islington, Camden, Regents Park, Marylebone, Maida Vale, Little Venice and end at Paddington Basin. We also interview a live aboard boater about living on a narrowboat on the London canal network.
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Great video. I lived in a house that backed onto the canal, from 1949 to 1970. The house was on the right hand side of your walk, between Mile End Road bridge and Roman Road bridge, just east of the public house (the Palm Tree) that appears very briefly in the video - all the original properties on the canal side of Grove Road, have now been demolished, apart from a short section of terraced houses in Haverfield Road and a short section of shops in Grove Road. I do recall horse-drawn barges in the 1950s but the horses were finally replaced by small blue tractors. The commercial barges would moor outside my home, because there was a huge woodyard on the opposite bank and there were regular deliveries of timber of various sizes, particularly large planks. It seemed quite precarious, the men unloading the planks on their shoulders whilst bouncing on the wooden gangplanks - but I never saw anyone fall in. For schooling, I went to Olga Street primary school (now luxury apartments) and then Coopers' Company school (a guild school, founded by the Worshipful Guild of Coopers under the guidance of Nicholas Gibson) - surprise, surprise, now luxury apartments. Bernard Bresslaw was a former pupil.
12.00 All the time that horses were used, there weren't any railings. The towpath under the bridge was just ordinary towpath ... seamless travel.
The murder victim mentioned was Nasra Ismail. She was 27 and a mother of two. People who knew her called her gentle and sweet natured. RIP.
I was informed by one of the captains that operates a narrow boat tour on the Regent’s canal that the horses didn’t actually travel through the tunnels, they were harnessed up with rope at one end and pulled the boats through. There are wear marks by the entrances of the tunnels where the ropes used to rub against the brickwork.
That captain was drunk or fibbing, the horses walked up over the tunnels and the boats were legged through. Very dangerous work legging, many people were killed doing it.
You are a rare and remarkable human, hats off to your research and clear love of the world. I've watched many of your sojourns and those attest to your craft. Yin was yet another right royal adventure through an ancient city, on this occasion beside water.
Lang may yer lumb reek!
If you ever find time, head north if you will, bring your you and enlighten us on your take on Telford's most northerly canal, plenty fresh air and the odd pub too.
Thanks again for your gentle manner, happy travels.
I'm so glad you made this video. I used to work on Graham Street, the road running parallel to the canal between City Road Basin and the tunnel. It was in the early 1980s. In those days it was still local communities and industrial. Graham Street was the home to Greenpeace, and just around the corner were Friends of the Earth and CND, so it was also the heart of the environmental and peace movement in those days. I've looked at Graham Street on Google Maps and it's utterly transformed. The old factories and timberyards where Greenpeace were based is now expensive looking housing. The lovely old Prince of Wales pub is now a cajun cuisine bar called the Plaquemine Lock.
The entrance to the tunnel on Vincent Terrace has particularly sad memories for me as a friend took her life there in 1984, slipping into the canal after taking pills and whisky. I think these places are filled with such stories and histories as your experience showed.
A great video that has brought back many more happy memories than the one tragedy. Once again you've transported me back to London.
That was really an emotional walk for me John, thank you so much. I grew up in N1 and went to Chapel market at least twice a week from 1946 - 1974, the canal at Islington or kings cross was great to see again and the surrounding areas. I remember the Barnsbury Estate being built and the Prefab's and old Georgian terrace houses that were left after the war finally being removed. I lived in Malvern terrace and had friends and relatives who lived on the Barnsbury Estate, sadly many are no longer with us. Emotional but lovely to see the old Manzes even though it closed down. Most of the children of the costermongers of Chap went to the same primary school as me and the girls onto Barnsbury Central girls school with me. The memories... I can remember what the area looked like before and now its all spruced up. Thank you 💕🇦🇺
John, in Limehouse again, missed you again, probably your best walk to date, more vital escapism on a Sunday
I lived in London between 1996 - 2016 and used to walk along the canal from Camden to Maida Vale late at night after leaving the pub. I eventually got mugged in Little Venice for £20. Great video!
Sorry to hear that Shaun
Oh wow… had no idea Snowdon’s aviary had been given over to the monkeys! I remember walking along the canal circa 1969 with my proud father who worked for the company who built it ( Mowlems). He didn’t help build it… he was a wages clerk but still proud enough to walk his children past ❤
Oh I could be wrong about that - I was going by Google maps
No You are correct because I was so surprised I looked it up. It’s been ages since I’ve been back to London… must remedy that soon x
My first job in 1963 was at Johnson & Belfar LTd in Wharf Rd. We made packing cases for big companies like Stafford Allen, and Burroughs Welcome who were manufacturing chemists in the area. All those factories are now apartments. We had our timber delivered by barge in City Road Basin just before the Islington Tunnel. You mentioned "The Narrowboat Pub". by the bridge that separates St. Peters St. from Wharf Rd. In my day it was "The Star" a right spit `n sawdust place, but beer was only 1/3d a pint. It was changed into a trendy pub after the gentrification of the area, and the Ok` Ya` brigade taking over. I enjoy your videos as I spent the first 50 years of my life in Walthamstow, and East Ham before escaping to South Devon 23 years ago.
Loved it, loved it, loved it.
I was born and raised in Maida Avenue overlooking the canal. And of course as a youngster you don't appreciate your surroundings, I left there at the age of 22 when I was married.
I heard many horror stories of leggers offering to take the boats through the Maida Hill tunnel and stop half way through to rob them.
The restaurant spanning that tunnel was once a greengrocers where my late Brother had a Saturday job back in the 60's
Great stories- thanks for sharing
A very enjoyable video to watch on a Sunday evening.
I love how the green door to the right of Alpino’s looks like it might be the original door from 1800-something.
Absolutely loved this one. Brought back memories of my last visit when I stayed on the corner of Barnsbury Avenue and Copenhagen Street and followed the canal for a while on my first day, sitting on that very astroturf smoking a cigarette, barely able to realise I was in London again, 25 years later, and in a world that had so permanently changed.
Great walk John. One of the best..
You may be interested to know City Road Basin is one of just two points in London where the electricity feed from the National Grid joins the local network. If you look at the paving slabs on the towpath you'll have seen some marked CEGB and various warnings of high voltage electricity. That's because someone had the brilliant idea the canal formed a great pathway through the urban area, easy to access and out of the way of most. An added bonus was they could draw water from the canal to cool the cables that run in the trench they laid under the footpath. The water is pumped back into the canal further downstream.
The canal authority was paid a fee for the use of their water, which means paradoxically they earned money by allowing someone to expend energy on their product, then giving it back to them..
My great grandfather and great uncle were the lock keepers at Victoria park/Old Ford rd lock..... George Monksfield
Generally I've preferred the city to the river walks, however, that was a wonderful video. There is something endearing about the back of all those buildings and all the history they hide, married with the modernisation, which seemed rather tasteful compared to the some of the carbuncles sprouting up. Thank you for an enjoyable hour!
Another wonderful walk, John, and one that you'd never done before!
Just goes to show, you can live almost a lifetime in London, but STILL not walk all it's pathways or uncover all it's secrets :)
Many thanks- walking London’s a life’s work
Epic walk along a magnificent waterway, with a delightful interview along the towpath. Well done. Thank you.
Thanks Malcolm
So cute - your daddy's melody for the end of the day...
Great to see Indian Veg on Chapel Market still going & not falling to gentrification, remember it well from the 80s.
I actually think that video is now in my TOP THREE FAVOURITE videos of yours John!
Thoroughly enjoyed it 😊
And...I say that as a born and bred South East Londoner, who rarely ventures into the evil that-IS...NORTH OF THE RIVER! 😂
Brilliant thanks Chris!
I remember when the Georgian house (now just a facade I believe) next to the gasometers at Cambridge Heath was the premises of Empire Coaches. While Empire were still there the house was used as a setting in the 2011 film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
There's a wonderful lore around Crocker's Folly- the legend goes that it was built where Crocker believed the Grand Central railway terminus was to be built, which of course it wasn't!
Such a wonderful walk to do!
I love this walk and walk a lot in the summertime. It took me 4 hours to walk from Little Venice to Poplar, where I live.
That was wonderful! A great end to my weekend to have a lovely stroll along the water, see the people out enjoying their day and hearing the history of this grand canal. Thank you for taking us there!
If you'd just panned the camera to the right when you mentioned the gainsborough studios, its now a mix of flats/gym/cafe, no suprise! Borders the north of shoredtich park
grew up next to queen Mary university , used to fish that canal as a kid
As you explained how your plans were disrupted by the London Marathon, it reminded me of the old saying, if you want to make God laugh, make a plan. Good video, thanks.
I love your longer walking films, John. So immersive. One can get nicely involved in them. Lost in them, too. You have reawakened the desire to walk down the Regent's Canal, well at least a stretch. Perfect for one such as myself, with mobility issues - nice and flat.
A nice inclusion of live events😃
Enjoyable walk for Sunday evening
I often walk from Camden Lock to the Thames footpath and from there walk to the Borough Market.
Wonderful as ever,when the canal was built I wonder how many villages and Hamlets were cut off from each other.sunday is now complete.thank you John.
Macclesfield Bridge a bit of info for you. When the bridge was blown-up, they put the support columns back facing the opposite way, they figured the rope ware on the columns would even the ware out. So if you look the rope cutting are away from the water side...Great video John !!!!
Brilliant bit of info thanks
Me and my Partner have a game ,we slug a big swig of Malbec everytime you say the words "Beguiling" or "Confluence" ...we've been smashed a good few times 😁😁
Thanks John. This was great. It was an emotional one for me too. Your video made me realise that by happenstance I have moved from East to West along the Regents Canal over the past 24 years: Haggerston, Chapel Market, Primrose Hill, and then back east a little to Kentish Town.
I did a boat trip in the mid 90s from Camden to Bow Locks and back again.
We did exactly that walk a few months ago. Lots of interesting places along the way, places to have a snack, nooks and crannies, bits of interesting history, backs of places, not too many people apart from Camden where you can't avoid them ...... a thoroughly good day.
Super walk!!!Thank you to share it!Cheers from Buenos Aires!!!!
Cheers Marta!!
Great video! I used to walk the canal frequently from Islington to Edgware Road.
The blue trunking at the entrance of the Maida Hill tunnel is carrying the electricity cables to that huge power sub station you mentioned at Aberdeen Place.
The cables run under the towpath and use the canal water in the cooler dampened soil to help keep them cool!
So, it's not only the railways that have a connection with the canal.
The canal has more modern but hidden uses too!
I'm so glad your videos popped up in my feed again.
What a treat. Gongoozling with John Rogers. Love it, many thanks
for the second time, i need to go back and re-watch all over your videos, john - see you on the other side 😊
Mr. Rogers let me from the outset say that I believe London is the greatest city. No other city comes close to it.
Your channel brings me close to London. It's almost like I am there in body.
Thank you so much for your channel.
Fantastic. Provoked so many memories of the time I lived in London. Thanks very much, John.
My pleasure Gary
One of your best John. ❤
Thank you for taking us with you in this enjoyable trip🌹
My pleasure
We just watched this walk on the TV as it was so epic. I remember my Dad taking me on a row boat on the Regent's Canal back in the 1960's, you could hire them from the zoo. Thanks for this video.
Were the locks originally paired the whole way?
Love spending my Sunday's watching John ❤ always makes me feel nice and chilled 😊
Thanks Jane
Thank you for doing what you're doing! ❤@@JohnRogersWalks
That was epic thanks John
I was visiting the fascinating Royston Cave while you were doing this walk last Sunday. A fascinating place in Hertfordshire linked to the Knights Templar.
That sounds fascinating Mark
Literally the only interesting thing about Royston! My husband grew up there, enough said! 😂
That was very enjoyable! Thank You!
One word: Enchanting.
Went to many a warehouse party around Kings Cross area when it was all abandoned warehouses…
Magnificent, informative walk! I've walked the canal from Little Venice to Camden Town many times and it is indeed bucolic, with magnificent mansions and the tranquillity of water. Thank you for sharing your excursions, John. Much appreciated!
they run a marathon you walk a marathon lol i was hoping jacob was going to give you a look around his barge that would have been really interesting i can relate to the peace and quite aspect john another great walk thank you very much indeed all the best steve
Cheers Steve - I didn’t want to intrude by asking for a look inside Jacob’s barge, I was grateful for him taking the time to talk. Such a great walk - already looking forward to doing it again
Love this ❤
lol at the game with the guy naming Ian Sinclair lol...Hi John, Christina here! I sent you the old handwritten manuscript Map Book of SCOTLAND!
Thanks once again Christina
Thanks John, Next time i'll wave as you pass the pirate castle ;)
Brilliant- I’ll look forward to it!!
This video is a very exciting. I visted London in November and walked the Regent's Canal between King's Cross and Camden, so it's fun to see you in the same areas. I only found out afterwards that Primrose Hill was right there, but I completely missed it.
I can say that as a new visitor, Camden Lock was a bit of a let down. I was just extremely busy with people, and I've dutifully crossed it off the list of places to see. The Coal Drops Yard area was very nice, though. Sure, it's a classic bit of gentrification, but also really quite nice, I thought. The little green area near the gasholders, the lock, the large open square in front of the arts school(?), St. Pancras Old Church nearby, and let's not forget the rather mad Google "sideways skyscraper" being built there.
Brilliant. Thank you
What a wonderful walk today John.Hubby and I really enjoyed it.Thank you 😊
Seen, and booked in for later. Happy days, cheers John!
A perfect end to the weekend, thanks John, a splendid walk 😊
Cheers Helene - glad you enjoyed it
Old Kings Cross although not the canal side was also seen in the film 'Mona Lisa' starring Bob Hoskins (1986).
Truly beautiful video John!
The mix of architecture was mainly in my thoughts. With an especial nod to the 1920s/'30s green door, to the right of the Alpino Italian snack bar.
Wonderfully informative walk! I like your idea of making a day of this walk…so much to do. Thanks!
Some very fond memories along this walk, of our treasured trips to London: each one featured a bit here and there of this wondrous canal. Thank you for this Sunday tour down the entire stretch
This is a very familiar walk to me John. I have done it in both directions on several occasions. I have also travelled by boat west to east (through the fantastic Islington Tunnel). The towpath certainly seems to have become much busier over the several years I have undertaken journeys along it. Great to see it documented by you.
Loved this. Lived in Barnsbury (Offord Road) for 40 years. Did a project on the Kings Cross cut of the Regents Canal for my A-level archaeology so was familiar with that area before all the amazing developments. The canal museum is really worth a visit. Was the ice warehouse of Carlo Gatti ice cream. entrepreneur (check out the excavated ice well inside). This was a real trip down memory lane. Thank you.
I went to Ben Johnson school between 1969 and 1972. The playground actually overlooked the canal.
John! What a lovely lenghty film. Thank you.
Never knew it stretched that far thanks john
Thanks for sharing your experience with us all 😊❤
Really loved this walk. It brought back memories of my early childhood when our family lived near a canal. I remember walks along it, looking into the barges used
as dwellings & also seeing transport barges. Regents Canal is a beautiful walk, thank you.
Really enjoyed this one John. It’s one of my favourite walks in London too….never get tired of it when I visit. The transformation of the area behind Kings Cross is something else. Keep on walking..Barrie
Great stuff Barrie!
Lovely stuff. Brings back good memories. My brother was the landlord of the Narrow Boat pub some decades ago. Ive walked along the canal to Regents Park from there but never in the other direction. Must come back and do the walk towards Limehouse someday. Thanks man.
As a child would travel on the canal boat, Jenny Wren and kayak at Pirate Club. 😊.
Love watching your video's John. Such a calming, soothing, educational, experience, everytime
Wonderful thanks
Great walk. Having only walked parts, and a boat from Little Venice to Camden, it was most enjoyable to experience the full length. For almost fifteen years I worked at the top end of City Road and so, of course, the canal was just to the rear. A boat trip through the Islington tunnel is well worth it. Do visit the Canal Museum. It some years since I have but friends visited more recently; very interesting.
Thanks Barry
Really interesting and enjoyable as ever; I'm quite familiar with many of the bits of this, but I've never done the whole walk; it's a pity that so many of the moorings are denied public access, but I can see that there may be a security issue for the people living on the water..
Little Venice is truly beautiful. Nice one John, hope you enjoyed your well deserved pint. 🌟👍
Thanks William - the pints went down very nicely
One of the best I've seen of yours I think. I've walked most of it when I lived in Hackney in the 90's but never the whole thing out to Paddington.
Robert Ward's book - London's New River
Thanks - I’ll look it up
Watching on Monday evening, 1st chance I could find for an hours walk.Glad I found the time.
Thanks John.
Brilliant- many thanks. Hope you had a great day
I walked the Regents canal with a friend a few years ago, loved it.
My favourite cycle ride, last done nearly twenty years ago. So interesting to see the changes. I could never relate to Paddington Basin.
I mean, there’s never a bad walk. The walk is the walk, right? But this has been a brilliant walk. Thanks John.
Spot on Bill
One your best videos ,there's so many to choose from, your material should be on mainstream
Thank you- appreciated
Canals always make me think of Cain's Book. Great video John!
Outstanding scenery my friend, so nicely put together!
Many thanks- had a lot of fun editing this
Thanks John xx
I can remember working near the big sub station at Lisson Grove . When it was raining you can hear the fizzing when it hit the power cables . Lovely walk John 👍🏻
Great memory Ian - thanks for sharing
Absolutely one of your ten best ! I learn so much about London from your walks. Keep them coming & Thank you.☺
What a walk, John. I think that so far is one of my favourites of yours. Then again, just as I think that, you will go and amaze me the next following week. Many thanks Steve.
I love facts and guided tours. You can never have too much knowledge :)
Epic!
Thanks Robert
I was going to suggest Welsh Harp reservoir and then you mentioned it. I found it by accident while in Neasden. Didn’t realise until yesterday in fact how large the reservoir actually is.
Yes it’s a majestic expanse of water. Walked that way exactly a year ago walking the River Brent and crossed the canal feeder