Home: Local     Back More Random Down by the old canal Click on a thumbnail to see a bigger image. Canal walk: 24 March 2003 The closest entrance from my place to the Grand Union Canal that runs through London is a 10 minute walk away towards Kings Cross.   St Pancras lock is done up like a quaint country railway station. Outside - or above, or upstairs - is traffic and building and urban frenzy. A magic gothic gate, a below street level shot of a streetlamp and the back of Camden Sainsburys. Footpath closed. Navigating Camden Lock. The Pirates Castle, whatever that is. One of many dreamy houses by the river (it's a canal I know). It looks like a floating Chinese restaurant. Maybe it is. From the canal here, you can see parts of London Zoo. And evidence of camping out underneath the arches. A rather splendid residence on the other side of the water. Regents Park mosque in the distance. Footpath detritus. Towards Little Venice... The song 'Automatic Generator' kept playing in my head and I didn't even like it. I relaxed, snapped away and stopped worrying about being mugged and tossed into the murky depths. Maida Vale area, much closing of footpaths. Not my neck of the woods anymore. I saw a blue Arthur Lowe lived here plaque . Barges, a mural, and a sinister curve. I especially enjoyed the incongruity of this delightful little wooden walkway down to a stagnant pool outside an estate. Secondly, I saw this candidate for submission to the 'Entrances to Hell Around the UK' website. Thirdly, a cemetery. The path grew longer and longer. My lower back began to ache. I finally got 'Automatic Generator' out of my head and it was replaced by 'Dirty Old Town' because of the gasworks wall connection. As darkness fell (exag for effect) I grew tired (do you see) and mildly hysterical because I had no idea where I was (near Willesden Junction).