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Kings Cross Railway Aqueduct

 
Chapel Down, Goods Way, London N1C 4UR, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Kings Cross Railway Aqueduct is a minor waterways place on the Grand Union Canal (Regent's Canal) between Hertford Union Junction (Junction of Regent's and Hertford Union Canals) (3 miles and 5½ furlongs and 4 locks to the east) and Cumberland Basin (Junction with Cumberland Market Branch) (1 mile and 5 furlongs and 4 locks to the west).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Hertford Union Junction is Kings Cross Railway Aqueduct Winding Hole; a few yards away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Cumberland Basin is Goodsway Bridge No 35; ½ furlongs away.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), mooring rings or bollards are available. Mooring is limited to 14 days.

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a railway under the canal.

 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 BP

Amenities nearby at Goodsway Bridge No 35

 Costcutter
 M&S Simply Food
 Lee Steve
 McDonalds
 W H Smith
 Burger King
 KFC
 Boots Chemist
 Barclays
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 Cashpoint
 London Kings Cross Station
 
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Additional information

There are old rotten stop locks either side that were used in the Wartime Blitz in case the canal was breached and flooded the Kings Cross railway line below.
You can wind a 72ft boat here
Information from Tony Bowyer, 1-7-2008

 
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External websites
 Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
 
Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Little Venice

St Pancras Lock No 42¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
Westbourne Terrace Bridge No 3C3 miles, 2¼ 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 Services3 miles, 2½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Little Venice Services
Diesel Boat MB Ash3 miles, 3 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 65 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Mitre Bridge No 6
Mary Seacole Gardens5 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Mary Seacole Gardens
Railway Bridge No 11A8 miles, 7 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Railway Bridge No 11A
Greenford Wharf11 miles, 3¼ 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)11 miles, 3¾ 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 Moorings16 miles, 2 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 Mooring1 mile, ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Victoria Park Services3 miles, 4½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Meath Gardens Footbridge No 55A3 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
East Wick Service Wharf5 miles, 2 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 195 miles, ¼ 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 Old Ford Lock No 19
Limehouse Basin5 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Tail of Bow Locks6 miles, 2¼ 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 Services9 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 Stonebridge Lock Services
Pickett's Lock No 1511 miles, 4¾ 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 3312 miles, 5 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 33

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Little Venice

St Pancras Lock No 42¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
St Pancras Basin2½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
Little Venice Services3 miles, 2½ 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 44 miles, 6¾ 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 Mooring7 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Steele Road Service Mooring
Greenford Wharf11 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Greenford Wharf
Norwood Top Lock No 9018 miles, 2½ 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
Packet Boat Marina Service Wharf19 miles, 5¼ 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 Packet Boat Marina Service Wharf

In the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance

City Road Service Mooring1 mile, ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Victoria Park Services3 miles, 4½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Wick Lane Bridge4 miles, 4 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 195 miles, ¼ 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 Old Ford Lock No 19
Limehouse Lock No 135 miles, 2 furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Stonebridge Lock Services9 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 Stonebridge Lock Services
Pickett's Lock No 1511 miles, 4¾ 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

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Little Venice

St Pancras Lock No 42¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
St Pancras Basin2½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
Little Venice Services3 miles, 2½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Little Venice Services
Railway Bridge No 11A8 miles, 7 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Railway Bridge No 11A
Greenford Wharf11 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Greenford Wharf
Northolt Boatyard12 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Northolt Boatyard
Norwood Top Lock No 9018 miles, 2½ 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
Packet Boat Marina Service Wharf19 miles, 5¼ 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 Packet Boat Marina Service Wharf

In the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance

Acton's Lock No 72 miles, 5½ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Victoria Park Services3 miles, 4½ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Old Ford Lock No 195 miles, ¼ 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 Old Ford Lock No 19
Limehouse Basin5 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Stonebridge Lock Services9 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 Stonebridge Lock Services

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Little Venice

St Pancras Lock Winding Hole1¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
Semple’s Wharf1 mile, 2 furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
Cumberland Basin1 mile, 5 furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
Little Venice3 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
Paddington Basin Visitor Moorings3 miles, 5¼ 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)4 miles, 8 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 Hole5 miles, 7 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 Hole7 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Harlesden Winding Hole
Sainsbury's Moorings (Alperton)9 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Sainsbury's Moorings (Alperton)
Piggery Bridge Winding Hole9 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Piggery Bridge Winding Hole

In the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance

On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Battlebridge Basin¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
City Road Basin Branch1 mile, ¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Wenlock Basin Branch1 mile, 1½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Kingsland Basin2 miles, ½ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Hertford Union Junction3 miles, 5½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Hertford Union Top Lock Winding Hole4 miles, 2¾ 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 Junction4 miles, 6¼ 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 Basin5 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Abbott Wharf Dock5 miles, 5½ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Limehouse Basin, then on the Lee and Stort Navigation (Limehouse Cut) to Abbott Wharf Dock

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Little Venice

Little Venice Services3 miles, 2½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Little Venice Services
Packet Boat Marina19 miles, 4¾ 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 Cowley Peachey Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Slough Arm) to Packet Boat Marina
Packet Boat Marina Service Wharf19 miles, 5¼ 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 Packet Boat Marina Service Wharf

In the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance

Acton's Lock No 72 miles, 5½ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
East Wick Service Wharf5 miles, 2 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 Basin5 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Limehouse Basin Entrance
Stonebridge Lock Services9 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 Stonebridge Lock Services

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Little Venice

St Pancras Basin2½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Little Venice
Diesel Boat MB Ash3 miles, 3 furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Diesel Boat MB Ash
Northolt Boatyard12 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Little Venice, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Northolt Boatyard
Willowtree Marina14 miles, 1¾ furlongs 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)7 miles, 5 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)
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[Benjamin Burleigh] at Peterborough. In 1853, he made drawings for an underground railway from Kings Cross, London to the Mansion House but the scheme did not come to fruition [Kanyakumari district] it in the gauge. Mathur Aqueduct The aqueduct was built to pass the cultivable water between two mountains. Mathur Aqueduct was built between Aruvikkarai [Cross-City Line] Birmingham and Gloucester Railway had opened in 1840, following what is now the Cross-City Line between Bromsgrove and Kings Norton, although this line [Stratford-upon-Avon Canal] England. The aqueduct crosses a minor road, the Birmingham and North Warwickshire railway and also the trackbed of the former Alcester Railway. There was [Worcester and Birmingham Canal] section of the Cross-City Line which runs in another tunnel under the canal adjacent to the Holliday Street Aqueduct. At Selly Oak, a new aqueduct, the 'Ariel [St Pancras Lock] carried over the railway lines into Kings Cross station by an iron aqueduct. In 1939, stop locks were installed at both ends of the aqueduct, to limit damage [Canals of the United Kingdom] valleys on taller and longer aqueducts and through hills in longer and deeper tunnels. From the mid-19th century, railways began to replace canals, especially [Small River Lea] river leaves the Old River Lea below Kings Weir to flow through an aqueduct under the River Lee Navigation at Aqueduct Lock. It is joined by Turnford Brook [History of the British canal system] guillotine gates. Canal aqueducts are structures that carry a canal across a valley, road, railway, or another canal. Dundas Aqueduct is built of stone in [Boothtown Aqueduct] cross a valley to carry water from Prospect Reservoir to residents of Greater Western Sydney. Part of the Lower Prospect Canal Reserve, the aqueduct was
 
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