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On this page there are a number of photographs of London Canal Museum. Publishers of magazines, newspapers, newsletters and the broadcast media have permission to use them provided that London Canal Museum is acknowledged as the source and is at minimum mentioned in any accompanying text. Use on the Internet must be accompanied by a link to www.canalmuseum.org.uk. These images must not be sold or passed on to others without our permission. However, links direct to this web page (but not to the images) are acceptable.

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Press Pack Images

Colourful red-painted boat

Press Pack 1: Coronis The museum's ground floor has a colourful narrowboat as its centrepiece. Visitors go inside to find out what life afloat was like.

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Close-up view of model horse

Press Pack 3: A Victorian Horse A large late-Victorian model of a horse and ice cart is at the centre of our exhibition about the imported natural ice trade.

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A full-sized model horse in its stable

Press Pack 5: Stable Our Horse Power exhibition includes a recreation of an ice-cart horse's stable, with a full sized horse. Her name is Henrietta.

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Men cut ice with saws from a frozen lake

Press Pack 7: Sawing Ice A large late-Victorian model of a horse and ice cart is at the centre of our exhibition about the imported natural ice trade.

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Two adult visitors scrutinise a large detailed map on the wall

Press Pack 9: Big Map A lprominent feaure of the first floor is a large and detailed historical map of the London canals.

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The museum is seen from the canal basin with blue sky behind and reflection on the water

Press Pack 2: Waterside A large late-Victorian model of a horse and ice cart is at the centre of our exhibition about the imported natural ice trade.

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A panorama shot of the ground floor of the museum with narrowboat to rear and exhibitis to the fore

Press Pack 4: Panorama Panoramic view of the museum's ground floor showing narrowboat Coronis, exhibitions and the mock bridge.

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Red green and yellow painted tug moored on wharf

Press Pack 6: Tug Bantam IV The tug Bantam IV was built in London and launched in 1950. It pushes barges and is one of a type often used for canal maintenance.

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A girl and a boy work a boat through our model lock

Press Pack 8: Model Lock Our model lock demonstrates the operation of a canal lock to adults and children alike.

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A girl looks through the glass at a display of items painted in the traditional style of "roses and Castles"

Press Pack 10: Painted Tradition The traditon of colourful folk-art painting is a strong one on the English canals.

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Other Pictures

Horse in stable exhibition. A brown and white horse looks back at the visitor in his stall

Horse Power The museum's horse and stable exhibition recreating one of the building's stable stalls from 1906

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Ice cream memorabilia, cone and small items in case

Ice cream advertising and use: a selection of exhibits on display

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Front elevation of the museum, dating from 1904-6

Museum Frontage. Front of the museum. This frontage dates from 1904-6 when the building was substantially altered.

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The canal family assembled in traditional clothes

Canal People. The costume of the canal boat workers shown on our "family".

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