London 1981

Peter MARSHALL


Grand Union Canal, Willesden, 1981
26w-63: canal, bridge, reflection, towpath

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The building at left is I think still there beside the canal, set some way back from Hythe Road in an area now all occupied by Cargiant, "officially the world's largest used car dealership". The bridge in the distance is Mitre Bridge, also known as Scrubs Lane Bridge, which carries the Overground line from Clapham Junction to Willesden Junction, as well as goods traffic onto the main West Coast line. The bridge gets its name from the angle at which it crosses the canal.
 
Just beyond the bridge on the north bank is now a small memorial garden to Mary Seacole, where I've sat to eat my lunch in the sun on several occasions, though it wasn't there when I took this picture, as it was only opened around 2003.
 
Over the long wall to the right of the canal is a vast area of railway land to the north of Wormwood Scrubs.