tarboat Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 I found this photo showing a broad canal being infilled above a lock in the midst of what looks like an ironworks. I have been unable to determine the location. I did think it might be the Nutbrook Canal at Stanton but have now discarded that idea. Any suggestions as to where this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pluto Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Could it be something like the Kensington Canal in London, with the buildings being part of a power station? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilllearning Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Is that a prison on the left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarboat Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Pluto said: Could it be something like the Kensington Canal in London, with the buildings being part of a power station? Sadly it isn't the Kensington Canal which was largely gone in the mid c19th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pluto Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 How about the Wandsworth Canal then? It seems to have been filled in during the mid-1930s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarboat Posted January 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Pluto said: How about the Wandsworth Canal then? It seems to have been filled in during the mid-1930s. That's it Mike! To the right is the Metropolitan Water Works, ahead with the chimney is a power station and to the left are the coal bunker walls of the gasworks. The map shows the scene at the 1913 revision - red arrow showing the angle that the photographer took. Thanks for your assistance, much appreciated. o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Lewis Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 22 minutes ago, tarboat said: That's it Mike! To the right is the Metropolitan Water Works, ahead with the chimney is a power station and to the left are the coal bunker walls of the gasworks. The map shows the scene at the 1913 revision - red arrow showing the angle that the photographer took. Thanks for your assistance, much appreciated. o Some info: https://londoncanals.uk/2010/01/19/the-surrey-iron-railways-wandsworth-or-mcmurrays-canal/ https://londoncanals.uk/2010/01/19/a-look-at-the-mcmurrays-canal-sites-around-wandsworth/ Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard West Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Some brilliant detective work there! The site can be seen on some aerial photos on Britain from Above. https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/EPW024942 https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/EPW011890 https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/EPW046833 You have to log in to be able to zoom in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 The photo suggests the lock was larger than a typical broad canal lock. Does anyone know what size it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pluto Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 I don't think it was considered to be a canal as it does not appear in the 1888 Board of Trade returns. I would expect it to be similar to the Lee, with a lock around 18 feet wide by 100 feet long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacet Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 The buildings to the east (left side of photo) are much nearer the lockside than in 1913. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarboat Posted January 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 On 1/18/2018 at 11:00, Tacet said: The buildings to the east (left side of photo) are much nearer the lockside than in 1913. The boundary with the gasworks is the dotted line. It does seem that the high walls were not there in 1913 but by the time of the photo they formed the edge of the coal bunkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 4 hours ago, tarboat said: The boundary with the gasworks is the dotted line. It does seem that the high walls were not there in 1913 but by the time of the photo they formed the edge of the coal bunkers. Completely built over now by the look of it. http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16&lat=51.4626&lon=-0.1954&layers=171&right=BingHyb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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