Inscription
St Pancras Basin, just above the lock, was opened in 1870 as a coal wharf. Where boaters used to load and unload cargoes of heavy coal is now the site of St Pancras Cruising Club. Below the lock, you can still see the entrance to a disused basin and the former lock keeper's cottage.
The Regents Canal
Industry and pleasure
British Waterways London
Heritage Lottery Fund
{Below the picture of a man taking a sack of coal off a boat towards a horse-drawn cart:}
Unloading coal in St Pancras Basin the late 19th century.
Site: St Pancras Basin (1 memorial)
NW1, Regent's Canal tow path
2020: This plaque is no longer here so we've marked it as Lost.
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