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The final composition of this London canal journey.

The Last Walk Along the Water
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September 29, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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Grand Union Canal 37
Making our way slowly towards the Thames
Approaching Packet Boat Lane, the canal banks get crowded.
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January 24, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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Grand Union Canal 41
Making our waytowards the Thames
Passing West Drayton
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An autumnal shot of Horton Bridge. Through the white painted bridge two swans and a moored boat can be seen. Autumn foliage is illuminated by the sun.
January 29, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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Grand Union Canal 43
Making our way towards the Thames
Twixt Hayes and West Drayton - industrial corridor.
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Bill and Babs A rare spot without industry Appoaching Stockley
January 31, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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Grand Union Canal 48
Making our way towards the Thames
A bevy of swans at Regina Road bridge
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Swans occupy the towpath and the Grand Union canal in front of Regina Road bridge. Autumnal foliage overlooks the canal.
February 6, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Under the bridge.
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April 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Grand Union Canal 65
Making our way towards the Thames
Hope for Prosperity. Reflections on the canal
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Four boats abreast create rippled reflections on the surface of the canal.
February 27, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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Grand Union Canal 47
Making our way towards the Thames
Maintaining the towpath
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Two workers, maintaining the canal bank near Norwood.
February 5, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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The most beautiful views are often the ones we almost miss.
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June 26, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Grand Union Canal 54
Making our way towards the Thames
Hanwell between the locks, a heron waits at the water's edge.
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Across the Grand Union Canal at Hanwell locks, a heron waits, almost hidden, at the water's edge. Autumn foliage, actual and reflected, forms the tapestry of this photo.
February 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Grand Union Canal 50
Making our way towards the Thames
Opposite Bixley Field, a craft from the past is firing up.
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The Grand Union Canal in Autumn. Autumn colours of the foliage left, blend with an unusual boat on the right, which appears to have a paddle wheel arch. Both are reflected in the water. Smoke issues from the boat's chimney.
February 8, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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Every bridge, every bend, every reflection tells a different story.
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June 22, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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Some places ask nothing from us except to slow down and look.
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June 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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Grand Union Canal 49
Making our way towards the Thames
Approaching Norwood Road, the canal passes housing estates on both sides.
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A narrow strip of vegetation follows the canal between housing estates. Norwood Road crosses the canal on a distictive bridge. The white building in the background with a signboard is a pub - the Lamb. A solitary canal boat is moored against the towpath.
February 7, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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Grand Union Canal 65
Making our way towards the Thames
Looking from further back at the same boats provides perspective.
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From further back, the four boats abreast cast reflections on the canal surface. New housing developments are the backdrop, also the foreground, reflecting in the water.
February 27, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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Grand Union Canal 59
Making our way towards the Thames
Gallows Bridge. Between Osterley and Clitheroe locks, the towpath changes sides via a roving bridge.
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Looking back west through grade II listed Gallows Bridge. Single span iron footbridge probably by Thomas Telford, dated 1820 and cast at Horseley Iron Works near Birmingham. Sunlight illuminates the reeds at the edge of the canal in the background. The view from the bridge, also looking west.
February 17, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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A moment of calm between one destination and the next.
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June 26, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Grand Union Canal 46
Making our way towards the Thames
Moving on from Bulls Bridge Junction, we pass the Old Oak Tree pub and many swans.
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Approaching the Old Oak Tree. Two swans glide on the canal and a canal boat is moored opposite the pub. Looking back from the Old Oak Tree pub. Golden leaves. Swans in the distance.
February 4, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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Grand Union Canal 67
Making our way towards the Thames
Brentford. A stone's throw from the lock is the Butts. A pretty residential enclave built built between 1680 and the mid-1700s on what was originally the place for target practice.
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A garden path lined with flowers leads to a mid 18th century house in the Brentford Butts. Grade II listed houses in the Butts. Grade II listed late 17th-18th century houses in the Butts. Upper Butts.
March 1, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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Grand Union Canal 62
Making our way towards the Thames
Completing the green corridor before emerging into Brentford.
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A cyclist and two pedestrians make use of the towpath in the green corridor. Overarching foliage is reflected on the surface of the Grand Union Canal. Grand Union Canal in summer with overarching vegetation. Powerful green reflections. The towpath on the left is illuminated in the distance, showing a Capital Ring finger post viewed sideways on.
February 20, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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Grand Union Canal 69
Making our way towards the Thames
Below Brentford Bridge the canal passes Syon House, just a short walk away.
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The castellated front of Syon House, taken from the park. One of the homes of the Percy family since 1594. The conservatory at Syon House. Doing the tour. The opulence of Syon House. The current interior of Syon House was designed by Robert Adam in 1762 for the first Duke.
March 4, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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Grand Union Canal 60
Making our way towards the Thames
Clitheroes lock - lock gates aren't just for canal boats!
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A heron stands on the lever arm of a lock gate at Clitheroes lock. Picnicking on the lever arm of a lock gate at Clitheroes lock. Above the lock two swans glide. To the right is the overflow, making use of the original bend in the river.
February 18, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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St Pancras Lock, London. This lock on the Regent's Canal, connecting Paddington to the river Thames at Limehouse, is on the edge of the redevelopment of Kings Cross depot. You can see repurposed gasholder structures moved here from nearer the station. #photography #canals #londoncanals
Taken from the new Camley Street footbridge, St Pancras lock is seen in the late afternoon sunshine, lighting up the overflow of water and reflecting in the lock itself. A group sits and relaxes on the right of the photo. Gasholder structures can be seen, rescued from nearer Kings Cross. The most distant is Gasholder Park. On the right they contain flats.
April 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Grand Union Canal 00
Making our way towards the Thames
Map of photo locations so far. For a magnifiable version visit:
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a map showing the location of Grand Union Canal posts up to no 50
February 8, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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Grand Union Canal 57
Making our way towards the Thames
The combined canal and river take a bendy path, as might be expected, following the river's original green corridor.
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Boats are moored at the Grand Union Canal towpath. Some cooots occupy the foreground over the ruffled reflections of sky and trees and a moorhen marshals her chicks further back. A man walks his dog on a distant bend in the towpath.
February 15, 2026 at 10:14 AM