The industrial landscape on the Regent's Canal, London Burdett ) fighting in the street

) fighting in the street

with figures in Guildhall Yard

on the south bank of the River Thames

Cranes are used to winch the goods up and down

This precarious game is watched by four onlookers

The industrial landscape on the Regent's Canal, London Burdett ) fighting in the streetThe 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.