Islington Tunnel (eastern entrance)
Colebrook Row crosses here
Angel, Regent's Canal towpath, London N1 8AP, United Kingdom
Islington Tunnel (eastern entrance) is on the Grand Union Canal (Regent's Canal) near to Ashfield.
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Regent's Canal) between Luton and Reigate were proposed by John Longbotham but languished until Benjamin Outram was appointed as secretary to the board in 1888. From a junction with The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal at Newley the canal ran for 17 miles to Kirklees. Expectations for pottery traffic to Tendring were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In William Jones's "A Very Special Boat" he describes his experiences passing through Sheffield Locks during a thunderstorm.
Islington Tunnel (eastern entrance)
is a place on the waterways
on the Grand Union Canal (Regent's Canal) between
Hertford Union Junction (Junction of Regent's and Hertford Union Canals) (2 miles and 6¼ furlongs
and 4 locks
to the east) and
Cumberland Basin (Junction with Cumberland Market Branch) (2 miles and 4¼ furlongs
and 4 locks
to the west).
The nearest place in the direction of Hertford Union Junction is Islington Visitor Moorings;
½ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Cumberland Basin is Islington Tunnel (western entrance) (Muriel Street crosses here);
4¼ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
| City Road Basin Branch | 1½ furlongs | |
| City Road Lock No 5 | 1¼ furlongs | |
City Road Service Mooring    | 1 furlong | |
| Danbury Street Road Bridge No 38 | 1 furlong | |
Islington Visitor Moorings  | ½ furlongs | |
| Islington Tunnel (eastern entrance) | ||
| Islington Tunnel (western entrance) | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Bridge Wharf (Islington) | 5 furlongs | |
Thornhill Bridge  | 5 furlongs | |
| Thornhill Bridge Wharf | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Pembroke Wharf | 5½ furlongs | |
Amenities here
Iceland Sainsbury's Sainsbury's Sainsburys Sainsburys Tesco
Budgens Chapel News
Caffe Nero Starbucks Starbucks Starbucks Starbucks Starbucks
Ask and Zizzi Ask and Zizzi Carluccios Gufaa McDonalds McDonalds Nandos Pizza Hut Strada Strada Wagamama, Islington
Angel Angelic Apple Tree Bowler Pub and Kitchen 28- Brewhouse & Kitchen Bull Camden Head Clerkenwell Eagle Islington Islington Nags Head Old Red Lion SEE ADDRESS Slug & Lettuce Steam Passage Tavern Vineyard Wetherspoons Wetherspoons Wilmington Arms York
Fresh Meat Market Islington, Stiles Bakery M & R Meats
Burger King Fish & Chips Subway Sandwich Shop Subway Sandwich Shop Subway Sandwich Shop
Boots Chemist
Barclays Barclays Barclays Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Cashpoint Co-operative Bank HSBC Lloyds Bank NatWest Santander
ShellAmenities nearby at Islington Visitor Moorings
Regency Food & Wine City Pride City Pride Crown Tavern PeasantAmenities nearby at Islington Tunnel (western entrance)
Charminar Albion Crown Hemingford Arms Hope & Anchor Dominos Pizza Cashpoint HSBC NatWest
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
- Youtube — associated with Islington Tunnel
- The Islington Canal Festival and a trip through the tunnel
Mouseover for more information or show routes to facility
Nearest water point
In the direction of Little Venice
St Pancras Lock No 4 — 1 mile, 1½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
Westbourne Terrace Bridge No 3C — 4 miles, 1½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Westbourne Terrace Bridge No 3C
Little Venice Services — 4 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Little Venice Services
Diesel Boat MB Ash — 4 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Diesel Boat MB Ash
Mitre Bridge No 6 — 6 miles, 5 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Mitre Bridge No 6
Mary Seacole Gardens — 6 miles, 5 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Mary Seacole Gardens
Railway Bridge No 11A — 9 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Railway Bridge No 11A
Greenford Wharf — 12 miles, 2½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Greenford Wharf
The Black Horse PH (Greenford) — 12 miles, 3 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to The Black Horse PH (Greenford)
Bull's Bridge Visitor Moorings — 17 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Bull's Bridge Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Bull's Bridge Visitor Moorings
In the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
City Road Service Mooring — 1 furlong away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Victoria Park Services — 2 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Meath Gardens Footbridge No 55A — 3 miles, ½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
East Wick Service Wharf — 4 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to East Wick Service Wharf
Old Ford Lock No 19 — 4 miles, 1 furlong and 7 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Old Ford Lock No 19
Limehouse Basin — 4 miles, 2 furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Tail of Bow Locks — 5 miles, 3 furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Head of Bow Locks, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (Bow Lock) to Tail of Bow Locks
Stonebridge Lock Services — 8 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Stonebridge Lock Services
Pickett's Lock No 15 — 10 miles, 5½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Pickett's Lock No 15
Wharf Road Bridge No 33 — 11 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Wharf Road Bridge No 33Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Little Venice
St Pancras Lock No 4 — 1 mile, 1½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
St Pancras Basin — 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
Little Venice Services — 4 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Little Venice Services
Kensal Green Bridge No 4 — 5 miles, 6 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Kensal Green Bridge No 4
Steele Road Service Mooring — 8 miles, 1½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Steele Road Service Mooring
Greenford Wharf — 12 miles, 2½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Greenford Wharf
Norwood Top Lock No 90 — 19 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Bull's Bridge Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Norwood Top Lock No 90
In the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
City Road Service Mooring — 1 furlong away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Victoria Park Services — 2 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Wick Lane Bridge — 3 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Wick Lane Bridge
Old Ford Lock No 19 — 4 miles, 1 furlong and 7 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Old Ford Lock No 19
Limehouse Lock No 13 — 4 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Stonebridge Lock Services — 8 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Stonebridge Lock Services
Pickett's Lock No 15 — 10 miles, 5½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Pickett's Lock No 15Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Little Venice
St Pancras Lock No 4 — 1 mile, 1½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
St Pancras Basin — 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
Little Venice Services — 4 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Little Venice Services
Railway Bridge No 11A — 9 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Railway Bridge No 11A
Greenford Wharf — 12 miles, 2½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Greenford Wharf
Northolt Boatyard — 13 miles, 3 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Northolt Boatyard
Norwood Top Lock No 90 — 19 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Bull's Bridge Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Norwood Top Lock No 90
In the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Acton's Lock No 7 — 1 mile, 6¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Victoria Park Services — 2 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Old Ford Lock No 19 — 4 miles, 1 furlong and 7 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Old Ford Lock No 19
Limehouse Basin — 4 miles, 2 furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Stonebridge Lock Services — 8 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Stonebridge Lock ServicesNearest place to turn
In the direction of Little Venice
Battlebridge Basin — 6½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
Kings Cross Railway Aqueduct Winding Hole — 7¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
St Pancras Lock Winding Hole — 1 mile, ½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
Semple’s Wharf — 2 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
Cumberland Basin — 2 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
Little Venice — 4 miles, 1 furlong and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
Paddington Basin Visitor Moorings — 4 miles, 4½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Paddington Basin Visitor Moorings
Porta Bella Dock No 1 (Infilled) — 5 miles, 7 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Porta Bella Dock No 1 (Infilled)
Railway Bridge No 7D Winding Hole — 6 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Railway Bridge No 7D Winding Hole
Harlesden Winding Hole — 8 miles, 1 furlong and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Harlesden Winding Hole
In the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
City Road Basin Branch — 1½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Wenlock Basin Branch — 2¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Kingsland Basin — 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Hertford Union Junction — 2 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Hertford Union Top Lock Winding Hole — 3 miles, 3½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Top Lock Winding Hole
Hertford Union Canal Junction — 3 miles, 7 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction
Limehouse Basin — 4 miles, 2 furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Abbott Wharf Dock — 4 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Limehouse Basin, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (Limehouse Cut) to Abbott Wharf Dock
Head of Bow Locks — 5 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Head of Bow Locks
Waterworks River - River Lea Junction — 4 miles, 4½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Old River Lea Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation - Bow Back Rivers (Old River Lea) to Waterworks River - River Lea JunctionNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Little Venice
Little Venice Services — 4 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Little Venice Services
In the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Acton's Lock No 7 — 1 mile, 6¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
East Wick Service Wharf — 4 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to East Wick Service Wharf
Limehouse Basin — 4 miles, 2 furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Stonebridge Lock Services — 8 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Stonebridge Lock ServicesNearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Little Venice
St Pancras Basin — 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
Diesel Boat MB Ash — 4 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Diesel Boat MB Ash
Northolt Boatyard — 13 miles, 3 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Northolt Boatyard
Willowtree Marina — 15 miles, 1 furlong and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Willowtree Marina
In the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Springfield Marina (entrance No 2) — 6 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Springfield Marina (entrance No 2)
Old Nazeing Road Wharf — 19 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Hertford Union Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) to Waltham Town Lock No 11, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) to Old Nazeing Road WharfDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
Wikipedia has a page about Islington Tunnel
The Islington Tunnel takes the Regent’s Canal 960 yards (878 m) under Angel, Islington, as the longest such tunnel in London. The way for short boats and barges only opened in 1818; the pavements above are waymarked so the otherwise discontinued towpaths are connected. The canal's Eyre's and Maida Hill Tunnels, to the west, are much shorter.
Other Wikipedia pages that might relate to Islington Tunnel
[Islington]
Islington (/ˈɪzlɪŋtən/) is a district in Greater London, England, and part of the London Borough of Islington. It is a mainly residential district of
[Regent's Canal]
Camden to Limehouse section, including the 886-metre (969 yd) long Islington Tunnel and the Regent's Canal Dock (used to transfer cargo from seafaring
[Angel, London]
on the northern fringes of Central London within the London Borough of Islington. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northeast of Charing Cross on the Inner
[Eyre's Tunnel]
long. The two other tunnels on the Regent's Canal are Islington Tunnel and Maida Hill Tunnel. Unlike the other tunnels, Eyre's Tunnel has a (now fenced)
[Maida Hill Tunnel]
Tunnel is a canal tunnel on the Regent's Canal in London, England. The two other tunnels on the Regent's Canal are Islington Tunnel and Eyre's Tunnel
[City Road Basin]
was opened from Paddington to Camden Town in 1816, and work on the Islington Tunnel had started, but the company was chronically short of money, as they
[List of canal tunnels in the United Kingdom]
Hyde Bank Tunnel Woodley Tunnel Islington Tunnel Lisson Grove Tunnel Maida Hill Tunnel Falkirk Tunnel, Falkirk Roughcastle Tunnel, Falkirk. Part of the Falkirk
[Legging (canals)]
Tunnel Braunston Tunnel Butterley Tunnel Dudley Tunnel Greywell Tunnel Harecastle Tunnels. Note: only the old James Brindley tunnel Islington Tunnel Lapal
[Highbury & Islington station]
Highbury & Islington is a London Underground and National Rail interchange station in the London Borough of Islington, north London. It is served by the
Results of Google Search
File:Eastern entrance to the Islington Tunnel.jpg - Wikimedia ...
Mar 22, 2020 ... Original file #x200e;(6,000 × 4,000 pixels, file size: 12.46 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg). File information. Structured data ...
... at the eastern end. An early print of the entrance to Islington tunnel ... The picture (above, right) is of the east portal of the tunnel in 1999. Steam tug, emerging ...
May 14, 2016 - Caption: "Eastern entrance to Islington Tunnel with Tunnel Keeper and wife at their cottage c1905" #london #canal #islington #tunnel # keeper ...
From the eastern portal heading towards the west, the trail runs up Duncan Street , then left down Islington High Street to the crossing near Angel Underground ...
Heritage List Entry Summary for East Entrance To The Islington Tunnel Of The Regent's Canal, And Flanking Walls.
May 17, 2016 - 1823 Eastern Entrance To Islington Tunnel on Regent's Canal. Painting by Thomas Shepherd. suzilove.com.
May 17, 2016 - 1823 Eastern Entrance To Islington Tunnel on Regent's Canal. Painting by Thomas Shepherd. suzilove.com.
Title: Object: The Double Lock, & East Entrance to the Islington Tunnel, Regent's Canal: Series: Metropolitan Improvements: London in the Nineteenth Century.
Jul 9, 2017 - Caption: "Eastern entrance to Islington Tunnel with Tunnel Keeper and wife at their cottage c1905" #london #canal #islington #tunnel #keeper ...