Kingsland Basin is a
canal basin
A canal basin is (particularly in the United Kingdom) an expanse of waterway alongside or at the end of a canal, and wider than the canal, constructed to allow boats to moor or unload cargo without impeding the progress of other traffic, and to al ...
in the
De Beauvoir Town
De Beauvoir Town is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Hackney, north of the City of London. It is sometimes described as a part of Dalston. The name is pronounced variously; notably () and (), with the former giving rise to its traditi ...
area of the
London Borough of Hackney
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The basin, which is also known as Kingsland Road Basin, dates from 1822 and is part of the
Regents Canal
Regent's Canal is a canal across an area just north of central London, England. It provides a link from the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal, north-west of Paddington Basin in the west, to the Limehouse Basin and the River Thames in eas ...
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The area is the site of numerous housing redevelopments.
Canals in Hackney Users Group
Kingsland Basin is home to Canals in Hackney Users Group (CHUG), a local charity. Founded in 1983, it was set up to 'promote use of the canal in Hackney'. In the early 1980s a Hackney Council grant to generate affordable housing enabled the dredging of the abandoned basin, and the setting up of moorings for residential boats.
CHUGʼs key activities over the last three decades focused on educating about the canal and its environmental and historical facets, and advocating its use by working with schools and local organisations. CHUG actively improved the canal environment, and campaigned for sustainable development around the basin. CHUG works with the
Laburnum Boat Club, which uses the basin as a training space. CHUG supports LBC with resources and funds for sporting activities.
CHUG still manages and maintains the moorings. The self-managed moorings, unique in the
UK, provide affordable residential moorings in central London. The redevelopment of Kingsland Basin may affect CHUG's ability to do this in the future.
See also
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Canals of the United Kingdom
The canals of the United Kingdom are a major part of the network of inland waterways in the United Kingdom. They have a History of the British canal system, varied history, from use for irrigation and transport, through becoming the focus of the ...
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History of the British canal system
The canal network of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution. The UK was the first country to develop a nationwide canal network which, at its peak, expanded to nearly i ...
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List of canal basins in the United Kingdom
This List of canal basins in the United Kingdom is a list of articles about any canal basin in the United Kingdom.
Birmingham Canal Navigations
*Caggy's Boatyard, Tipton, on the BCN New Main Line
*Gas Street Basin, Birmingham, at the juncti ...
References
External links
Canals in Hackney Users Group websiteTelegraph newspaper, 12/04/2007 article: "Unlocking London's best-kept secret"Hackney Council Draft Report on the Kingsland Basin Urban Development Framework Stage 1Site Information and Urban ContextPlanning ContextStrengths/weaknessesIndicative Development DiagramDesign ideas and principles
Regent's Canal
London docks
Redevelopment projects in London
Canal basins in England and Wales
1822 establishments in England
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