Carolyn's illustrated talk tells the story of the industries which once lined the Regent's Canal. The focus is from Islington Tunnel to the Thames and 200 years of change. The big hitters in the East End were gas and timber but others were more surprising, creating smells that delighted or replulsed and producing interesting sidelines, both intended and unintended. Carolyn's illustrated talk tells the story of the industries which once lined the Regent's Canal. The focus is from Islington Tunnel to the Thames and 200 years of change. The big hitters in the East End were gas and timber but others were more surprising, creating smells that delighted or replulsed and producing interesting sidelines, both intended and unintended.