Grand Junction Canal Collection

Entrance to Blisworth Tunnel, Grand Junction Canal, Northamptonshire, 1819. Artist: John Hassell
Entrance to Blisworth Tunnel, Grand Junction Canal, Northamptonshire, 1819. A Boat approaching the entrance to the great tunnel from the Blisworth end

Grand Junction Canal from Stow Hill near Upper Heyford, Northamptonshire, 1819. Artist: John Hassell
Grand Junction Canal from Stow Hill near Upper Heyford, Northamptonshire, 1819. A lime kiln can be seen in the centre of the picture

"Venice in London", Paddington (colour litho)
5210921 " Venice in London", Paddington (colour litho) by Haslehust, Ernest William (1866-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Venice in London", Paddington)

Barges and other boats at the City Basin (now City Road Basin, Islington), London, 1822
6339965 Barges and other boats at the City Basin (now City Road Basin, Islington), London, 1822 by British School, (18th-19th century); (add.info)

Southall Mill, 1810 (oil on canvas)
CH5241 Southall Mill, 1810 (oil on canvas) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); 92 x 122 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

View of the Bason of the Grand Junction Canal at Paddington (engraving)
585895 View of the Bason of the Grand Junction Canal at Paddington (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A view of the basin of the Grand Junction Canal at Paddington, London (engraving)
585881 A view of the basin of the Grand Junction Canal at Paddington, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Berkhamsted Station, Hertfordshire, on the London and Birmingham Railway, c1860. On top of the building on the left is a water tank for supplying locomotives while, on the right

Grand Junction Canal, Braunston, Northamptonshire, 1819. Artist: John Hassell
Grand Junction Canal, Braunston, Northamptonshire, 1819. Head of the Grand Junction Canal with the small reservoir at Braunston

Grand Junction Canal
Locks descending north of the entrance to the Braunston Tunnel on the Grand Junction Canal which linked the Oxford Canal in the Northampton area with London

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Step back in time and explore the historical Grand Junction Canal, a 137-year-old waterway that once connected the River Thames in London to the Midlands and the Pennines in the north. Discover the Entrance to Blisworth Tunnel in Northamptonshire, depicted in John Hassell's painting from 1819. Marvel at the canal's majestic beauty in Grand Junction Canal from Stow Hill near Upper Heyford, also by Hassell. Known as "Venice in London," the bustling City Basin (now City Road Basin, Islington) is shown in a color lithograph from 1822. Witness the industrial power of Southall Mill in an oil painting from 1810. Take in the scenic view of the Grand Junction Canal at Paddington, as seen in an engraving from the same year. Experience the grandeur of the canal during the railway era at Berkhamsted Station in Hertfordshire, c1860. Continue your journey through history at the Grand Junction Canal in Braunston, Northamptonshire, captured by Hassell in 1819. Lastly, take a stroll along the picturesque Grand Junction Canal, a testament to the engineering marvels of the past.