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Aylesbury Canal Basin 

  • Grand Union Canal Basin opened in 1814 and played an important part in industrialisation

  • The basin site, prior to regeneration, was home to a small number of businesses, boat moorings and car parks with no access to the waterfront 

  • In 2010 there was a cultural arts focused regeneration with the creation of the Waterside Theatre, Bucks university, a Waitrose and Travelodge. The waterfront was also opened up to create new walkways.

  • Waterfront activities were introduced such as floating markets, canal boat trips and wake-boarding and paddle boarding which encouraged diverse people to come and live on the canal boats

  • Points to use for London Docklands:

  1. making use of the waterfront

  2. bringing people closer to nature through fauna and flora

  3. greater legibility and safety through layout and design 

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