The Floating Classroom

Today we had a lovely day on board the Beauchamp, a canal boat operated as a floating classroom in Little Venice, West London. We learned interesting facts about the Regent's Canal and how useful it was 185 years ago when it was built. We discovered how engineers at that time built the tunnels of the canal and how the arches that support these tunnels were constructed. We even had the chance to make a miniature arch ourselves, as you can see in the picture.

After that we visited the construction site of the new Paddington Bridge. This is a significant project for London, part of the wider regeneration of the Paddington area and it will benefit the local community enormously. Everyone was very impressed with the massive structures of the project.

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