The industrial landscape on the Regent's Canal, London Burdett Interior view of Almack's Assembly

Interior view of Almack's Assembly Rooms

with figures in Guildhall Yard

on the south bank of the River Thames

Two windmills can be seen on the left shore and in the middle distance a small child can be seen playing with a toy boat

) fighting in the street

The industrial landscape on the Regent's Canal, London Burdett Interior view of Almack's AssemblyThe 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.