The industrial landscape on the Regent's Canal, London Burdett Cranes are used to winch

Cranes are used to winch the goods up and down

) fighting in the street

All present are standing

This precarious game is watched by four onlookers

most probably boatyards

The industrial landscape on the Regent's Canal, London Burdett Cranes are used to winchThe 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.