London Canal Museum
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  Location within Central London | |
| Established | 1992 |
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| Location | King's Cross, London, N1 England |
| Coordinates | 51°32′02″N 0°07′13″W / 51.5339°N 0.1204°W |
| Type | Transport museum |
| Visitors | 16,000 |
| Chairperson | Martin Sach |
| Public transit access |  King's Cross St Pancras King's Cross St Pancras |
| Website | canalmuseum.org.uk |
London Canal Museum in the King's Cross area of London, England, is a regional museum devoted to the history of London's canals.
History[edit]
The museum was opened in 1992.[1] It is housed in a Victorian ice warehouse that was used by Carlo Gatti.[2] The building was constructed between 1862 and 1863 to house ice imported from Norway by ship and canal barge.[2] There are two preserved ice wells under the building, one of which may be viewed from the public area of the museum.[3]
Exhibitions and activities[edit]
The museum covers all aspects of the UK's waterways. The main exhibitions in the museum cover the following topics:
- Carlo Gatti and the ice trade
- Social history of canal workers
- Lifting and handling
- The decorative arts of the canals known as "roses and castles"
- Water and Locks - canal engineering
- Boats and Cargoes
- Methods of traction by horses, internal combustion engines, and miniature tractors
- History of the London canals
The museum runs guided trips through the Islington Tunnel.[4] In addition the museum sponsors two boats at the National Waterways Museum, Ferret and Ilkeston, that are part of the national collection.[5]
Location[edit]
The museum is situated in the King's Cross area of London, on the Regent's Canal. Battlebridge Basin is accessible from the rear of the museum. It is a five-minute walk to King's Cross St Pancras tube station.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Regent's Canal". London Canal Museum. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ a b "The Canal Museum". Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "The Ice Wells: Underground ice storage wells". London Canal Museum. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "What's on". London Canal Museum. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Sponsorship of historic boats". London Canal Museum. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Find us". London Canal Museum. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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