Wenlock Basin

Looking North up Wenlock Basin towards its junction with Regent's Canal, July 2008
Looking South down Wenlock Basin towards the Barbican Estate towers, July 2008

Regents Canal Basins

Legend
To Paddington

Kings Cross Station
A5200 York Way
Battlebridge Basin
A5203 Caledonian Road
Pentonville
Islington Tunnel (960 yd)

A1 Upper Islington Street
Danbury Road bridge
City Road Lock
City Road Basin
Wharf Road bridge
Wenlock Basin
Packington Square footbridge
Sturts Road Lock
A1200 New North Road Bridge
To Limehouse

The Wenlock Basin, a canal basin, is part of the Regent's Canal in the London Borough of Hackney, just east of City Road Basin, on the other side of Wharf Road. It was constructed in 1826 and is close to the entrance of the Islington Tunnel, where a tug service operated until the 1930s.

There are private residential moorings[1] at the North end, with their own entrance gate and entryphone on Wharf Road. The basin itself narrows considerably towards the South - and is not deep enough to be navigable by anything other than canoe.

Unlike the Regent's Canal and City Road Basin, Wenlock Basin is not owned or managed by British Waterways.[2]

Residential developments

Wenlock Basin is accessible only to residents. The development consists of the following buildings:

Businesses

A number of businesses still operate on Wenlock Basin, either in the ground floor business units of the larger residential developments - or in their own property directly backing on to the basin. They include the Victoria Miro Gallery, a leading British contemporary art gallery in London run by Victoria Miro.

Gallery

See also

References

  1. Canal Museum: Advice on Moorings in London
  2. British Waterways, London: May 2008
  3. Union Wharf: Residents association
  4. Persimmon Homes: Property developers
  5. Telford Homes: Estilo Development
  6. Housing Design Awards 2008: Shortlisted Completed Schemes
  7. Londonewcastle: Property developer
  8. Modern City Living: Property developer
  9. Wenlock Building: Sales Website

External links

Coordinates: 51°31′56″N 0°05′45″W / 51.532349°N 0.095714°W / 51.532349; -0.095714

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