Grand Union Canal

The Grand Union Canal - between Braunston Lock Flight and the outside of Gayton Junction.

Features, locks and bridges on the Grand Union Canal as it continues it's journey between Braunston Lock Flight and Banbury Lane Bridge.

The first photograph shown below is actually out of sequence and is a Turnover Bridge (Bridge no.47) - located at Gayton Junction this beautiful old Grand Union Canal bridge not only carries a small road across the Grand Union Canal but also was built with a walkway so that the horses which towed the barges could go over the canal without having to be unhitched. Note if you are thinking of going to this bridge and using the car park next to it which is currently shown on maps forget it. For some obscure reason the owners - British Waterways - have padlocked the entrance and we believe it is only available for several of the permanent moored boats. We have been several times in and around this area and usually you may see 2 or 3 cars parked inside the car-park i.e. just about empty yet it is the only parking available near this part of the Grand Union Canal.

Turnover Bridge no.47 on the Grand Union Canal near Gayton
Turnover Bridge 47

Canal views - The Grand Union Canal at Braunston
General view of the canal area at Braunston

An iron-side bridge at Braunston - Grand Union Canal, England.
A resurrected iron-side bridge at Braunston

Braunston Marina - Grand Union Canal in England
Braunston Marina

Butchers Bridge 1 - Grand Union Canal.
Butchers Bridge 1

Butchers Bridge - Grand Union Canal, England.
Butchers Bridge 1

Bridge 2 - Grand Union Canal
Bridge 2

Canal Bridge 2 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Bridge 2

Braunston Bottomlock 1 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Braunston
Bottomlock no.1

Braunston's Bottomlock - Grand Union Canal, England.
Braunston Bottomlock

Grand Union Canal Bridge no.3
Grand Union Canal bridge 3

Bridge 3 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Bridge 3

Braunston Flight - Lock no.2 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Lock no2

Canal Lock no.2 at Braunston - Grand Union Canal, England.
Lock no2

Canal Bridge 4 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Bridge 4

Lock no.3 and Bridge no.4 at Braunston - Grand Union Canal.
Bridge 4 and Lock 3

Lock 3 at Braunston - Grand Union Canal, England.
Lock 3

Braunston Flight - Lock 3 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Lock 3

Lock no.4 - Braunston - Grand Union Canal, England.
Lock 4

Lock no.4 - Braunston Flight - Grand Union Canal, England.
Lock 4

Lock 5 - Braunston - Grand Union Canal, England.
Lock 5

Branston Locks - Lock no.5 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Lock 5

Canal Bridge 5 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Bridge 5

Grand Union Canal Bridge no.5
Bridge 5

Toplock no.6 - Braunston Locks - Grand Union Canal, England.
Toplock no.6

Around Braunston and especially the last 200 yards or so before

Braunston Tunnel

the towpath is in a poor state with quite deep mud, some side bank collapse and really mucky to walk through. In addition the towpath at the Welton Wharf side of the tunnel is also in poor condition as far as Bridge 10 - thereafter it's in good condition for walking and cycling. If walking the canal's towpath you have to go across the top of Braunston's Tunnel as only boats can go through (i.e. the tunnel has no inner towpath - before motorised barges the boatmen had to "leg" their craft through the tunnel - legging is where they lay on their backs and push against the roof with their feet and legs). Braunston Tunnel is 2042 yards long, 15.75 feet wide and 12.3 feet high and was constructed by engineers William Jessop and James Barnes in 1793. The 2060 yard long walk across the top of the tunnel is on a nice track passing through open countryside and easy to follow.
Braunston Top Lock no.6 - Grand Union Canal, England. Braunston's 2042 yard tunnel entrance North - Grand Union Canal, England. An airshaft which ventilate Braunston Tunnel - Grand Union Canal, England.
Braunston Toplock 6
Braunston Tunnel (N)
Braunston Tunnel airshaft


Braunston Tunnel Southern end - Grand Union Canal, England. Welton Wharf Bridge 6 - Grand Union Canal, England. Welton Wharf Bridge beside the Grand Union Canal.
Braunston Tunnel South
Welton Wharf Bridge 6
Welton Wharf Bridge 6
Just a little further along from Braunston Tunnel the Grand Union Canal arrives at

Norton Junction

which is from where the very beautiful Leicester Canal Section starts it's long journey via Foxton Locks to reach the City of Leicester where the Leicester Section then becomes a river navigation on The River Soar. (The Bottom of Foxton lock flight is also where the short but equally beautiful Market Harborough Arm heads off for a few miles).

Bridge no.7 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Canal Bridge 7

Grand Union Canal Bridge 7
Bridge 7

Canal Bridge no.8
Lords Bridge 8

Bridge 8 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Lords Bridge 8

Bridge 9 - Grand Union Canal
Bridge 9

Canal Bridge 9 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Bridge 9 - Grand Union Canal

Grand Union Canal bridge no.10
Bridge no.10

Bridge 10 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Bridge no.10

View of Norton Junction - Grand Union Canal and Leicester Canal
Norton Junction

Buckby Top Lock no.7 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Buckby TopLock no.7

Grand Union Canal - Buckby Locks TopLock-7
Buckby Locks: Buckby Top Lock no.7

Buckby Locks TopLock - Grand Union Canal, England.
Watling Street
Bridge no.11

Bridge no.12 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Canal Bridge no.12

Grand Union Canal Bridge 12
Canal Bridge no.12

Buckby Locks Lock-8 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Grand Union Canal - Buckby Lock 8

Buckby Lock 8 - Grand Union Canal
Buckby Lock no.8

Grand Union Canal Buckby Locks -  Lock 8
Buckby Locks - Lock 8

Buckby Locks -  Lock8 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Buckby Lock no.8 lockgates

Grand Union Canal Bridge 13
Canal Bridge no.13

Canal Bridge 13 over The Grand Union Canal.
Canal Bridge no.13

Buckby Lock 9 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Buckby Lock 9

Buckby Locks -  Lock 9 Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal - Buckby Lock no.9

Grand Union Canal Bridge 13b
Canal Bridge 13b.

Bridge 13b Grand Union Canal
Canal Bridge no.13b

Buckby Locks -  Lock 10 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Grand Union Canal - Buckby Lock no.10

Whilton Locks on the Grand Union Canal - often known as the Buckby Lock Flight - Northants.

This flight of seven Grand Union Canal Locks in Northamptonshire brings the canal down some 63 feet. There is a reasonably sized Marina close to Buckby Bottom Lock and also the M1 motorway and a busy set of railway lines are very close to the canal just here.

Buckby Lock 10 - Grand Union Canal.
Buckby Lock 10

Bridge 14 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Canal Bridge no.14

Grand Union Canal Bridge 14
Canal Bridge 14

Grand Union Canal - Buckby Locks -  Lock 11
Grand Union Canal - Buckby Lock no.11

Buckby Lock 11 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Buckby Locks - Buckby Lock 11

Buckby Lock 12 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Buckby Lock no.12

The Grand Union Canal and Buckby Lock 12
Buckby Lock no.12

Canal Bridge 15 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Canal Bridge no.15

Grand Union Canal - Bridge 15
Canal Bridge 15

Buckby Locks -  Bottom Lock 13 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Buckby Bottom
Lock no.13

Grand Union Canal - Buckby Bottom Lock 13
Buckby Lock no.13

Grand Union Canal Buckby Marina Bridge 15a
Grand Union Canal - Marina bridge 15a

Bridge 16 - Grand Union Canal
Canal Bridge no.16

Grand Union Canal Bridge 16.
Canal Bridge 16

Muscott Mill Bridge 18 - Grand Union Canal.
Muscott Mill Bridge 18

Grand Union Canal - Muscott Mill Bridge 18
Muscott Mill Bridge

Diamond Bridge 19 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Diamond Bridge no.19

Grand Union Canal - Diamond Bridge 19
Diamond Bridge

Grand Union Canal - location of missing bridge 20
Site of missing Canal Bridge 20?

Brockhall Road Bridge no 21 - Grand Union Canal
Brockhall Road Bridge no.21

Grand Union Canal - Brockhall Road Bridge 21
Brockhall Road Bridge

A5 Road Bridge 22 - Grand Union Canal
a5 Bridge no.22

A5 Roadbridge 22 - Grand Union Canal, England.
a5 Canal Bridge

Dodford Bridge 23 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Dodford Bridge no.23

Dodford Bridge 23 and a nice Pipe Bridge - Grand Union Canal, England.
Pipe bridge and Dodford Bridge

Grand Union Canal - Weedon bridge 24
Weedon Bridge no.24

Weedon Bridge 24 - The Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal - Weedeon Bridge

Grand Union Canal - Aqueduct-Bridge at Weedon
Aqueduct Bridge at Weedon

Aqueduct-Bridge at Weedon
Aqueduct Bridge Weedon

Really nice railway bridge close to the Grand Union Canal at Weedon
Beautifully built brick railway bridge, Weedon

Aqueduct Bridge Weedon - Grand Union Canal, England.
Weedon Aqueduct Bridge

Grand Union Canal Aqueduct-Bridge at Weedon
Aqueduct Bridge Weedon

Weedon Beck Bridge no.25 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Weedon Beck Bridge no.25

Weedon Beck Bridge 25 - Grand Union Canal
Weedon Beck Bridge

Stowehill Bridge no.26 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Stowehill Bridge no.26

Grand Union Canal - Stowehill Bridge 26
Stowehill Bridge

Grand Union Canal Sluices near Bridge 27
Nice looking sluice near Bridge 27

Flore Lane Bridge 27 - Grand Union Canal
Flore Lane Bridge no.27

Flore Lane Bridge - Grand Union Canal, England.
Flore Lane Bridge

Standingham Bridge 28 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Standingham Bridge no.28

Grand Union Canal Bridges - Standingham Bridge
Standingham Canal Bridge

High House Bridge 29 over The Grand Union Canal.
High House Bridge 29

High House Bridge - Grand Union Canal, England.
High House Bridge

Probable site of a lift bridge either no 30 or 31 - Grand Union Canal
Site of either bridge 30 or bridge 31

Heyford Wharf Bridge 32 - Grand Union Canal.
Grand Union Canal
Bridge 32

Heyford Wharf Bridge 32 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Heyford Wharf Bridge 32

Heyford Wharf - Grand Union Canal
Heyford Wharf
Grand Union Canal

Bridge 33 - Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal
Bridge 33

Bridge 33 over The Grand Union Canal, England.
Bridge 33

Bridge 34 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Grand Union Canal
Bridge 34

Bridge 34 - Grand Union Canal
Bridge 34

Grand Union Canal - Heyford Fields Marina
Grand Union Canal Marina at Heyford Fields

Elliots Bridge 35 - Grand Union Canal.
Grand Union Cana
Elliots Bridge 35

Elliots Bridge 35 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Elliots Bridge 35

Bugbrooke Wharf Bridge 36 - Grand Union Canal
Bugbrooke Wharf Bridge no.36

Bugbrooke Wharf Bridge 36
Bugbrooke Wharf Bridge

Bugbrooke Wharf - Grand Union Canal
Bugbrooke Wharf

Bridge 38 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Grand Union Canal
Bridge 38

Bridge 38 crosses The Grand Union Canal.
Bridge 38

Bridge 40 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Grand Union Canal
Bridge 40

Bridge 40 - Grand Union Canal
Canal Bridge 40

Bridge 41 over The Grand Union Canal
Canal Bridge 41

Bridge 41 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Grand Union Canal
Bridge no.41

Grand Union Canal Bridge 42
Grand Union Canal
Bridge 42

Bridge 42 - Grand Union Canal
Bridge no.42

Banbury Lane Bridge 43 - Grand Union Canal
Banbury Lane Bridge 43

Grand Union Canal - Banbury Lane Bridge 43
Banbury Lane Bridge 43

Banbury Lane Bridge 43a - Grand Union Canal, England.
Banbury Lane Bridge

Grand Union Canal, Banbury Lane Bridge 43a
Banbury Lane Bridge 43a

Bridge 44 - Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal
East's Bridge

Bridge 44 crossing over The Grand Union Canal
East's Bridge 44

Wrights Lane Bridge 45 - Grand Union Canal, England.
Wright's Lane
Bridge no.45

Grand Union Canal - Wrights Lane Bridge 45
Wrights Lane Bridge

Bridge 46 - Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal
Bridge 46

Grand Union Canal Bridge 46
Bridge 46

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