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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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The Book of Ices

Agnes Bertha Marshall created this cookery book in 1885, writing recipes for ice cream and other frozen desserts. Mrs. Marshall was dubbed "the...

Horse Ramp

This horse ramp was built between 1904-6 when the building was extensively remodelled. It provided access to the first floor for horses, which were...

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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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