Fireworks in Green Park, Westminster, London Product:Fine art poster The Paddington Canal first opened

The Paddington Canal first opened in 1801

The River Thames and the Tower of London can be seen in the background

as in the Biblical creation of Eve from Adam's rib

From there it was delivered to the city in pipes made from hollowed elm trunks

It was replaced by the current bridge built between 1967 and 1972 and was sold and rebuilt in Lake Havasu City

Fireworks in Green Park, Westminster, London Product:Fine art poster The Paddington Canal first openedFireworks in Green Park, Westminster, London, 1749. A fireworks display, with music specially composed by Handel, was held to celebrate the end of the War of the Austrian Succession and the signing of the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle.