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London Canal Museum

12-13 New Wharf Road King's Cross
London
N1 9RT
United Kingdom

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At the London Canal Museum you can see inside a narrowboat cabin, learn about the history of London's canals, about the cargoes carried, the people who lived and worked on the waterways, and the horses that pulled their boats. Peer down into the unique heritage of a huge Victorian ice well used to store ice imported from Norway and brought by ship and canal boat to be stored.

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Paddle Gear

The paddle gear or 'winding gear' was turned by boatmen to raise or lower lock paddles, allowing water in or out of a canal lock. The paddle gear...

Barrel Lever

A barrel lever (right in photo) was used for manoeuvring the barrels containing liquids and dried goods such as gunpowder, wine and spirits. This...

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Towpath Trail

A trail leading out of the front of the museum towards the towpath along Regent's Canal. The towpath follows where the horses tugged the...

From Ice House to Museum

This trail explores the historical past of the building in which the London Canal Museum is now housed. The ice wells at 12-13 New Wharf Road (Now...

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