KHLONG NAKHON BAN |
Text, photographs & map by Tricky Vandenberg - August 2010 |
Khlong Nakhon Ban is a side-canal of Khlong Tho. The canal had its mouth north of the Lam Hoei Bridge on the east bank of Khlong Tho. The waterway runs in an eastern direction, north of Wat Khae and the old prison (defunct), to turn shortly behind the prison straight south towards Wat Ket and the city drum tower (defunct). Nearly the whole area fed by Khlong Nakhon Ban was swampy and could as thus have been an extension of Bueng Phra Ram (formerly known Dong Sano), although the latter is difficult to confirm at present. The canal is indicated on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map drafted in 1926. |
(Extract of a begin-20th century map) |
(View of Khlong Nakhon Ban) |
(View of the canal) |
(View of the canal) |