The industrial landscape on the Regent's Canal, London Burdett This precarious game is watched

This precarious game is watched by four onlookers

Interior view of Almack's Assembly Rooms

Two windmills can be seen on the left shore and in the middle distance a small child can be seen playing with a toy boat

Cranes are used to winch the goods up and down

The industrial landscape on the Regent's Canal, London Burdett This precarious game is watchedThe industrial landscape on the Regent's Canal, London, c1905. The Regent's Canal, connecting the Paddington Canal and the Thames at Limehouse, was opened in 1820. The canal cost 772,000 to construct, twice the amount originally estimated. In 1929 the Regent's Canal Company purchased the Grand Junction and Warwick Canals, merging the three waterways to create the Grand Union Canal.