Houseboats At Wenlock Basin. Regents Canal. London Editorial Photo

Houseboats and luxury apartments at the Wenlock Basin on the Regents Canal. In 1825 John Edwards began construction work on what was to become Wenlock Basin. The privately owned Wenlock Basin was opened at first by accident in August 1826, when the dam across the entrance collapsed and water flooded into the new basin, causing a 13 inch drop in the level of the water in the main canal. The accident caused all water borne traffic to stop until heavy rains restored the normal level.