London Canal Museum, London
The London Canal Museum is housed is an old warehouse which was built in 1860, and was used to store ice imported from Norway. The boats carrying ice would come up to the warehouse through the Regent's Canal, and berth at the Battlebridge Basin, which is located at the rear of the building.
Visitors to the London Canal Museum get to trace the history of London canals. There is a large scale map showing all the canals of London, past and present, with the location of the various locks. In addition, they also get to know about the ice trade, and visit the storage compartment, or ice well, that was previously used. A short walk outside the museum takes visitors to the Battlebridge Basin and Regent's Canal.
London Canal Museum, front viewSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:London_Canal_Museum_-_geograph.org.uk_-_898999.jpg
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London Canal Museum, rear view facing Battlebridge BasinSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:London_Canal_Museum_TQ3083.jpg
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How to reach London Canal Museum
The nearest tube station is the Kings Cross St Pancras Tube Station, served by the Hammersmith & City Line, Circle Line, Metropolitan Line, Northern Line, Piccadilly Line and Victoria Line. You can also go there by taking London Bus 17,91 and 259, heading north, or London Bus 390 heading south, and alight at Wharfdale Road.List of Museums in London
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