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Kingsland Basin is a canal basin in the
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 {{UK-canal-stub
Kingsland Basin is a canal basin in the De Beauvoir Town
De Beauvoir Town is a neighbourhood in east London and is in the London Borough of Hackney, north of the City of London. The area was a part of the Hackney; the Ancient Parish and subsequent Metropolitan Borough that was incorporated into the ...
area of the London Borough of Hackney
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major se ...
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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 ea ...
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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
*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 varied history, from use for irrigation and transport, through becoming the focus of the Industrial Revolution, to today's ...
*History of the British canal system
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...
*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 ju ...
References
External links
Canals in Hackney Users Group website
Regent's Canal London docks Redevelopment projects in London Canal basins in England and Wales 1822 establishments in England {{UK-canal-stub