Boats on Regent's Canal, London distributor Interior view of Gray's Inn

Interior view of Gray's Inn Hall

wearing a coat with broad ribbon over his left shoulder and right hand raised to his breast

View of James Sadler's balloon over Mermaid Gardens

Montage of images with St Pauls

Boats on Regent's Canal, London distributor Interior view of Gray's InnBoats on 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.