Canal & River Trust<\/a>\u00a0are managing, and lasted for one weekend only.\u00a0The site was specifically chosen, as it is the 200th anniversary of the start of the construction of Regent’s Canal in the heart of London.<\/p>\nThis event proved to be really popular. The helpful staff at the Trust were overwhelmed by the public’s massive response. By the afternoon, all visit slots were fully booked.<\/p>\n
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Small groups of people were taken inside the canal and divided up into two smaller groups.<\/p>\n
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Each little group would go to one side of the very slippery area to hear about the structure itself while the other would listen to more specific facts about the locks and other elements there.<\/p>\n
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Once inside the canal, I learnt that the Lock’s official name is Hampstead Road Lock. The original structure on the floor is still there, while the bricks on the sides of that specific area were added around 1950. Engineers review and replace the gates and bricks every 25 years in urban areas, whereas they can last up to 35 years in the countryside.<\/p>\n
These are the ‘gates’ they were referring to, each costing \u00a315,000 and made out of oak.<\/p>\n
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Yeah, really deep! The floor where the lady is standing is 200 years old.<\/p>\n
The wall forms a shape to allow the gates to go further back when they open.<\/p>\n
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The water can reach this height.<\/p>\n
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It is an enormous amount of work which is currently undertaken by a team of four in this spot. Guess how many workers were necessary to build this structure? We were told roughly 400 men. This is the reason behind the opening of the construction site to the public, make the public aware of the hard work that goes on behind the scenes. The Trust allowed a further week to make sure that this event could take place.<\/p>\n
The animals that live there are not being disturbed by the engineering works, which are set to last for a few weeks in this lock, and people can still sit next to it in the Canal Market area.<\/p>\n
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It was a good activity to do, and there were people of all ages. If you are interested, there are guided walks along the canals in London. It is an amazing way to know London.<\/p>\n
I need to do the abandoned tube stations walk next.<\/p>\n
What do you think? Would you do this type of activities in the city where you live or are visiting?<\/p>\n
Thanks a lot for reading this post.<\/p>\n
A Londoner from Afar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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