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>From Weinreb and Hibbert's London Encyclopaedia (1983): Work began in 1812 on the Regent's (also called the North Metropolitan) Canal, and it opened in 1820, the engineer being James Morgan. It joins with the Grand Junction Canal at Paddington Basin, from which it goes eastward through a tunnel under Edgware Road, Maida Hill and St Johns Wood and on through Camden Town and Islington. From here it runs through another tunnel to the City Basin... to join the Thames at Limehouse... as early as 1826 it had a steam tug working regularly through the Islington tunnel. Hope this is of help Steve Grindlay At 02:28 8/11/98 , you wrote: >Would any list member have any information on the Regent (s) Canal please? >dates of building or anything else. > >We can find no reference in our encyclopaedias, nor in the list of Canals >built in England. > > Yet, on one of the British Post Office stamp booklets, (which was part of >the series of industrial architecture) there is an illustration of a barge >on the canal. Also in a letter in our collection addressed to Lord Dover >from his Bankers in Lombard Street, dated June 30th 1832, there is this >sentence:- > >"My Lord, > > > We will apply for your Lordship's Regent Canal dividend on the 16th >proxima......" > >We would appreciate any help or information > >Thanks in advance > >Eunice and Ron Shanahan in Sunny Queensland, Australia > > > _______________________ Steve Grindlay London, UK [log in to unmask] _______________________ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%