London Canal Museum
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°WCoordinates: 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 that displays information about the history of London's canals.
History[]
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[]
The exhibitions cover all aspects of the UK's waterways. The museum runs monthly evening illustrated talks, summer activities for families, guided towpath walks and guided trips through the Islington Tunnel.[4] The museum sponsors two boats at the National Waterways Museum, Ferret and Ilkeston, that are part of the national collection.[5] The London Canal Museum also provides financial support to the Boat Museum Society, a voluntary body which works with the National Waterways Museum on the restoration and maintenance of historic boats.
Location[]
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[]
References[]
- ^ "The Regent's Canal". London Canal Museum. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: 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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- Museums established in 1992
- Canals in London
- Transport museums in London
- Canal museums in England
- Museums in the London Borough of Islington
- Kings Cross, London