25-625: Warwick Crescent is a street in Little Venice, London . It connects Harrow Road with Westbourne Terrace Road , running along the southern edge of the Grand Union Canal . The street began to be built up around 1852 when William Buddle purchased 12 plots of land for development. The poet Robert Browning lived at No. 19 between 1861 and 1887, where he wrote The Ring and the Book . Beauchamp Lodge at No. 2 Warwick Crescent
50-523: A tube station of the same name. Little Venice is a comparatively recent name for parts of Paddington and Maida Vale in the City of Westminster , which had been referred to as London's "Venice" for a century before "Little" was added. The name was in frequent use by the latter half of the 20th century. The origin of the name is sometimes attributed to the poet Robert Browning who lived at Beauchamp Lodge, 19 Warwick Crescent , between 1862 and 1887. This
75-545: A Boat Rally with a trade show, activities and entertainments. The Regent's Canal waterbus service operates from Little Venice eastward around Regent's Park , calling at London Zoo and continuing towards Camden Town . Little Venice is served by one London Underground station, Warwick Avenue on the Bakerloo line , and by the Nos. 6 , 46 and 187 bus services. Paddington Station , (a main line train and underground station )
100-490: A cafe at the west end of the tunnel. Despite strong local opposition, a concrete and steel raft was constructed over the western portal, and the Cafe Laville was built on it. The tunnel lies on a 27-mile (43 km) level section of canal. To the east are Camden Locks, the first three of twelve locks through which the canal descends 96 feet (29 m) to Limehouse Basin , from which Limehouse Lock provides access to
125-574: A draught of 4 feet (1.2 m). The tunnel has a length of 817 feet (249 m) and headroom of 8.5 feet (2.6 m). The tunnel is 0.4 miles (0.64 km) from Paddington Junction, and 1.9 miles (3.1 km) from Hampstead Road Locks, a pair of locks which begin the fall to the Thames, and home to the Camden Canal Centre. There are a number of trip boats which operate on the section between Little Venice and Camden Locks, passing through
150-450: A second was crushed to death by the barge, and the body of the third was never found. The tunnel is regularly used by trip boats, with the first motor boat, Jasons Trip , starting operation in 1951. In 1953, Evelyn , operated by Lord St Davids, also worked through the tunnel. It was towed by a horse to the east of the tunnel, by a tractor to the west, and human powered through the tunnel. In the 1970s, Westminster City Council decided to build
175-693: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Little Venice, London Little Venice is an affluent residential district in West London , England, around the junction of the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal , the Regent's Canal , and the entrance to Paddington Basin . The junction, also known as Little Venice and Browning's Pool, forms a triangular shape basin designed to allow long canal boats to turn around. Many of
200-446: Is often known as Lisson Grove Bridge, and into the eastern portal of Maida Hill Tunnel. The tunnel runs underneath Aberdeen Place on which stands the renowned Crocker's Folly Hotel, so called because it was reputed to have been built in anticipation of the arrival of the railway which went to Marylebone instead. After that it passes beneath Edgware Road to emerge at the western portal with its restaurant above. The section between
225-537: Is within a short walk of the area. [REDACTED] Media related to Little Venice, London at Wikimedia Commons 51°31′N 0°11′W / 51.52°N 0.18°W / 51.52; -0.18 Maida Hill Tunnel Maida Hill 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 . The Regent's Canal
250-607: The Grand Union Canal is to the west, the Regent's Canal is in the north-east corner and the short connecting canal of the Paddington Basin to the south east. The length of the sides of the basin are about 120 yards (110 m) from the Regents Canal to the other two corners and the length from the Paddington arm to the paddington basin canal is slightly longer at about 170 yards (160 m). The basin and
275-555: The Grand Union Canal form the southern boundary of the electoral ward. This means that boats moored along eastern end of the Grand Union Canal from Ha' Penny Bridge to the junction (a distance of 520 yards (480 m)) are moored within Little Venice electoral ward as are the boats moored on the Regents Canal up to the western portal of the Maida Hill Tunnel (a distance of 350 yards (320 m)). The boundaries of
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#1732790163728300-512: The Paddington Basin development is sometimes included as a part of Little Venice, the modern architectural style of Paddington Basin sets it apart from the rest of the area. The name Maida Vale is likewise fairly recent in origin. Most of the area was part of Paddington, a parish of early medieval creation. Land north of Browning's Pool was later referred to as Kilburn Fields, or as its then developed minority part of Kilburn , which by
325-462: The Thames. After passing under the A5205 road bridge, there is a right-angled bend after the locks, with the stub of Cumberland Basin to the left. The route then follows the northern edge of Regent's Park , which houses London Zoo . There is a long wooded cutting, before the canal skirts a housing estate built on the site of the former Marylebone goods yard. It then passes through Eyre's Tunnel, which
350-417: The alignment of the tunnel by a Mr Portman resulted in the short Eyre's Tunnel also needing to be constructed. Work began in 1812, but was hindered when a spring was encountered. Damage caused by the incoming water resulted in casualties among the workmen, and subsequent delays. However, both of the tunnels were completed by 1816, enabling part of the canal to be opened in that year, as far as Camden. Spoil from
375-401: The buildings in the vicinity are Regency white painted stucco terraced town houses and taller blocks (mansions) in the same style. The area is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west-north-west of Charing Cross and immediately north-west of Paddington. The Little Venice ward of the City of Westminster had 11,040 residents in 2015. Warwick Avenue runs through the area, which is also served by
400-404: The excavations was used to level land to the north of the canal, which became the third site of Lord's Cricket Ground . The canal had cut through part of the outfield of the second site. The tunnel was built without a towpath, and boats were legged through it. In 1825, three men were working a boat through the tunnel when the boards on which they were lying slipped. One man was seriously injured,
425-435: The locks and tunnels. The tunnelling work was awarded to the contractor Daniel Pritchard, who was also responsible for the much longer Grand Union Canal tunnels at Husbands Bosworth and Crick , and went on to become a specialist tunnelling contractor. The original plans for the canal did not include a tunnel at Maida Hill, but objections to the planned route resulted in one becoming necessary, and subsequent objections to
450-537: The mid-nineteenth century formed four ecclesiastical chapelries , the local two of which (one of which is relevant) had lain in Hampstead , but Kilburn had for centuries been a major hamlet . It is generally considered the area is roughly bounded by Delamere Terrace, Warwick Crescent, Howley Place and Maida Avenue at the south, Maida Vale Road at the east, the Lord Hill Road / Formosa Street footbridge at
475-415: The neighbourhood of Little Venice are unclear; however, the majority of its buildings have white stucco facades characteristic of Regency architecture . This architectural style and the proximity to the canals defines the area. The name Little Venice is now being used for a wider area than previously to include new developments surrounding Paddington Basin ( Merchant Square/Paddington Central ). Although
500-555: The north where the area blends into Maida Vale are three Grade II (initial category) listed pubs for their historic interiors and façades: The Warwick Castle , The Warrington , and the Prince Alfred . Centred on the Little Venice and Padington basins, the Inland Waterways Association has hosted a Canalway Cavalcade since 1983. It takes place over the early May Bank Holiday weekend, combining
525-423: The tunnel mouth and Little Venice is tree-lined, with fine Regency houses on both sides. There is a junction with the Paddington Arm , leading to Paddington Basin , and the main line of the canal continues westwards to Old Oak Common , where Eurostar trains are stabled, and Wormwood Scrubs park and prison. The canal through the tunnel is navigable by wide-beam boats, with a beam of 14.5 feet (4.4 m), and
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#1732790163728550-768: The west and Sutherland Avenue at the north. This is the area surrounding the Little Venice basin and its canals containing the Regency-style white stucco buildings. Little Venice is one of London's prime residential areas and contains restaurants, shops, theatres and pubs. Canalside venues include the Canal Cafe Theatre , the Puppet Theatre Barge , the Waterside Café, the Summerhouse Restaurant and Cafe La Ville. In
575-468: Was authorised by an Act of Parliament in July 1812. The plans had been drawn up by James Morgan , working as an assistant to the architect John Nash . With some influence from Nash, Morgan secured the post of Engineer, Architect and Land Surveyor for the new company, and oversaw the construction of the canal. However, he had little experience of civil engineering, and so the company advertised for designs for
600-451: Was disputed by Lord Kinross in 1966 who asserted that Lord Byron (1788–1824) first humorously compared the locale to Venice . The name "little Venice" was later formally applied to an electoral ward of the City of Westminster. The junction of the three canals forms a triangular basin within which is a small island. The three canals enter the basin at the corners: the Paddington Arm of
625-748: Was used as a hostel for musicians for many years. Katherine Mansfield stayed at the Lodge in 1908. At the turn of the 20th century, the area around the street went into gradual decline and suffered overcrowding. By the 1950s it had become one of the worst slums in London. In 1966, the street was cleared of properties by the Greater London Council and rebuilt. Citations Sources 51°31′15″N 0°10′57″W / 51.520853°N 0.182364°W / 51.520853; -0.182364 This London road or road transport-related article
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