{"id":35310,"date":"2025-02-03T12:43:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T12:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=35310"},"modified":"2025-02-03T15:55:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T15:55:42","slug":"park-canal-architecture-and-sunday-football-a-photo-walk-from-warren-street-to-kings-cross-via-regents-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/park-canal-architecture-and-sunday-football-a-photo-walk-from-warren-street-to-kings-cross-via-regents-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King&#8217;s Cross via Regent&#8217;s Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-01.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a lovely way to spend an afternoon, getting off at Warren Street tube and then heading through Regent&#8217;s Park, before following the canal into King&#8217;s Cross.<\/p>\n<p>The walk is around 3-4 miles (5-6.5km) long, depending on how much you&#8217;re inclined to wander around the park.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-02.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Turning west from the station, and walking through Regent&#8217;s Place Plaza.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-03.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-04.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The stunning and elegant stuccoed terraced houses designed by the architect John Nash can be seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Park_Crescent,_London\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Park Crescent<\/a> opposite the entrance to the park.<\/p>\n<p>Built in the 1820s, the semi-circular development is now Grade I listed.<\/p>\n<p>The private gardens outside are linked to Park Square via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofregentspark.org\/news\/park-post\/the-nursemaids-tunnel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Nursemaids\u2019 Tunne<\/a>l, which runs under Euston Road.<\/p>\n<p>Rarely open to the public, it&#8217;s one of the earliest surviving pedestrian subways in London.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-05.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Come November and The Boardwalk in Regent&#8217;s Park is filled with influencers and selfie stick obsessives, all keen to capture their faces in front of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-glorious-sight-of-autumn-in-regents-park-london-in-20-photos\/\">magnificent autumnal shades<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-06.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By the boating lake.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-07.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regentsparkmusicfestival.org.uk\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holme Green Bandstand<\/a> hosts regular live music in the summer months.<\/p>\n<p>Moved to Regent&#8217;s Park from Richmond Park in the 1970s, the bandstand is associated with tragedy after it was the target of a IRA terrorist attack on 20 July 1982, killing seven bandsmen and injuring 24 people.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-08.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bandstand detail.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-09.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Seen rising up above the park is the 189m tall BT Tower (formerly known as the GPO Tower, Post Office Tower and Telecom Tower).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been lucky enough to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/in-photos-a-trip-to-the-top-of-londons-bt-tower-in-march-2004\/\">visited the top twice!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-10.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-11.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The London Central Mosque looks out over the football games taking place in the park.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-12.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-13.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Triton fountain depicts a sea god or triton blowing on a conch shell with two mermaids at his feet.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-14.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Heading north east out of the park through Camden Town, the Regent&#8217;s Canal then turns south east into King&#8217;s Cross.<\/p>\n<p>It can get very busy around Camden, but there&#8217;s plenty of places for food and drink if you&#8217;re in need of refreshment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-15.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-16.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Regent&#8217;s Canal provides a link from the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal to the Limehouse Basin and the River Thames in east London.<\/p>\n<p>The 8.6 miles (13.8 km) long canal was completed in 1820.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-17.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-18.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-19.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-20.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The footpath follows the canal under several bridges.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-21.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Old and new.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-22.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-24.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/parks-canal-feb25-25.jpg\" alt=\"Park, canal, architecture and Sunday football: a photo walk from Warren Street to King's Cross\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Arriving at King&#8217;s Cross.<\/p>\n<h4>Join the forum chat<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/central-london-photos-parks-buildings-street-scenes-and-london-life.329057\/page-5#post-17082678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Central London photos \u2013 parks, buildings, street scenes and London life<\/a>\u00a0(over 200 posts)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?s=walk\">All the photo walks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a lovely way to spend an afternoon, getting off at Warren Street tube and then heading through Regent&#8217;s Park, before following the canal into King&#8217;s Cross. 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