The western entrance to Pentonville Tunnel, Regent's Canal, London mb-height 4782 1795 with Monument and the

1795 with Monument and the tower of St Magnus the Martyr on left

Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter

Seated at a desk

View of Beresford White House

The western entrance to Pentonville Tunnel, Regent's Canal, London mb-height 4782 1795 with Monument and theThe western entrance to Pentonville Tunnel, 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.