Kings Langley to Brentford on the English Grand Union Canal

Kings Langley to The River Thames in London - Grand Union Canal Lock and Bridge Photos.

Also pictures of other canal features which can be seen along the Grand Union Canal Main Line as it makes it's way south via Denham, Stockley and Hanwell Locks to finish it's journey at Thames Lock 101 in Brentford, London.

These Canal Lock and Bridge pictures were mostly taken during November 2007 and some in June and July 2008 - they are in order as if travelling South towards London.

m25 bridge crossing the Grand Union Canal at Kings Langley Lock Gates at North Grove Lock Lock House at North Grove on the Grand Union Canal Hunton Bridge 162 Hunton Bridge Lock 72
M25 Roadbridge Kings Langley North Grove Lock 71 North Grove Lock 71 Hunton Bridge 162 Hunton Bridge Lock 72
Hunton foot bridge Hunton Bridge Lock 73 Lock Gates - Hunton Bridge Lock - Grand Union Canal Road Bridge over the Grqnd Central Canal foot and road bridge over the Grand Union
Hunton foot bridge Hunton Bridge Lock 73 Lock Gates at Lock 73 Road Bridge Foot and Road Bridge
Motorway bridge over the Grand Union Canal Lady Capel's Lock no.74 Grand Union Canal Lady Capel's Lock 74 Grand Union Canal Bridge no.163 The Grove Bridge no.164
M25 bridge Lady Capel's Lock 74 Lady Capel's Lock 74 Bridge 163 The Grove Bridge 164
Bridge 165 and Pipe Bridge 165 Bridge 166 - Autumn Grand Union Canal Bridge 166 Cassiobury Park Lock 75
Bridge 165 and Pipe Bridge 165 Bridge 166 Bridge 166 Cassiobury Park Lock 75
Cassiobury Park Lock Gates 75 Lock 76 Cassiobury Park Lock House at Cassiobury Park Lock Cassiobury Park Lock 76 Iron Bridge Lock 77
Cassiobury Park Lock Gates 75 Lock 76 Cassiobury Park Lock House Cassiobury Park Lock Gates - Lock 76 Cassiobury Park Iron Bridge Lock 77
Iron Bridge Lock no.77 Bridge 167 Bridge 168 Grand Union Canal Bridge 168 Cassio Bridge Lock 78
Iron Bridge Lock no.77 Bridge 167 Bridge 168 Bridge 168 Cassio Bridge Lock 78
Cassio Bridge Lock no 78 Lock Gates at Cassio Bridge Lock 78 Railway Bridge Bridge 169 and Pipe A412 Roadbridge
Cassio Bridge Lock 78 Cassio Bridge Lock 78 Railway Bridge Bridge 169 and Pipe A412 Roadbridge
Bridge Works Railway Common Moor Lock 79 Bridge 170 - Grand Union Canal England Railway Bridge Lot Mead Lock no.80
Bridge Works Railway Common Moor Lock 79 Bridge 170 Railway Bridge Lot Mead Lock 80
Lock Gates at Lot Mead Ebury Trail and pipe Bridge Batchworth Locks 81 Batchworth Locks 81 (River Chess) Batchworth Locks - 81 Grand Union side
Lock Gates Lot Mead Ebury Trail and Pipe Bridge Bathworth Locks 81 Bathworth Locks - River Chess Batchworth Locks 81 (Grand Union)
Bridge 173 Batchworth sidings Bridge 174 on the Grand Union Canal Stockers Lock no.82 Bridge 175
Bridge 173 Batchworth Sidings Bridge 174 Stockers Lock 82 Bridge 175
Springwell Lock 83 Springwell Lock no.83 Bridge 176 and Pipe Bridge 176 and a canal sluice on the left Pipe Bridge
Springwell Lock 83 Springwell Lock 83 Bridge 176 and Pipe Bridge Sluice and Bridge 176 Pipe Bridge
huge Pipe Bridge (3 pipes) River Colne sidebridge River Colne Moorings by the Grand Union Canal Copper Mill Lock no.84 Copper Mil - Lock Gates
Pipe Bridge (3 pipes) River Colne sidebridge River Colne Moorings Copper Mill Lock 84 Copper Mill Lock Gates
Canal Bridge no.177 Troy Cut sidebridge Black Jacks Lock no.85 on the Grand Union Canal Black Jacks Lock 85 Bridge 178
Bridge 177 Troy Cut sidebridge Black Jack's Lock 85 Black Jack's Lock 85 Bridge 178
Bridge 179 Widewater Lock no.86 Lock Gates belonging to Widewater Lock no.86 Bridge 180 Widewater Moorings
Bridge 179 Widewater Lock 86 Widewater Lock Gates Bridge 180 Widewater Moorings

Denham. Denham Deep Lock is particularly impressive especially when you stand beside the huge lock gates - it is the deepest lock on the Grand Union Canal - changing the level by 11 feet 1 inch.

lovely brick railway arches near Denham Denham railway bridge Denham Bridge no.182 Denham Deep Lock no.87 The lock gates at Denham eep Lock no.87
Railway arches near Denham Denham Railway Bridge Denham Bridge 182 Denham Deeplock 87 Denham Deep Lock Gates
Denham Bridge 2 bridge no.183 Denham Bridge 2 - Bridge 183 A40 Roadbridge A40 Road Bridge Pipe Bridges
Denham Bridge 2 - Bridge 183 Denham Bridge 2 - Bridge 183 A40 Roadbridge A40 Roadbridge Pipebridges at Denham
Uxbridge Lock 88 Uxbridge Lock 88 on the Grand Union Canal Grand-Union Canal Bridge 184 Canal Bridge 184 - Grand-Union Denham Marina entrance point on the Grand Union Canal
Uxbridge Lock 88 Uxbridge Lock 88 Bridge 184 Bridge 184 Entrance to Denham Marina
Uxbridge Bridge 185 - Grand Union Canal Uxbridge Bridge 185 Old Mill House by the Grand Union Canal Dolphin Bridge no.186 Dolphin Bridge 186
Uxbridge Bridge 185 Uxbridge Bridge 185 An old Mill House at Uxbridge Dolphin Bridge 186 Dolphin Bridge 186
Grand-Union Canal Pipebridge Covered pipebridge - Grand Central Canal Mill Road Bridge 187 - Grand-Union Mill Road Bridge 187 Pipe Bridges next to Mill Road Bridge 187
Covered Pipebridge Another covered Pipebridge Mill Road Bridge 187 Mill Road Bridge 187 Pipes at Mill Road Bridge
Grand-Union Iver Lane Bridge 188 Cowley Lock 89 Lockgates at Cowley Lock 89 Grand Union Canal Bridge 189
Iver Lane Bridge 188 Iver Lane Bridge 188 Cowley Lock 89 Lock Gates at Cowley Lock Bridge no.189
Bridge 189 Bridge 190 Bridge 190 Canal Side Bridge Canal side bridge and Canal Bridge no.190
Bridge 189 Canal Bridge 190 Bridge 190 Canal side bridge Bridge 190 and Side Bridge
Grand Union - Cowley Peachey Junction Bridge 190b Grand-Union Slough Canal Arm entrance on the Grand Union Canal Cowley Peachey Junction Bridge no.190b Bridge no.191 and Pipebridge
Cowley Peachey Junction Bridge 190b Cowley Peached GU Canal junction Cowley Peachey Junction Bridge 190b Cowley Peachey Junction Bridge 190b Bridge 191 and a Pipebridge
Bridge 191 Canal Bridge 192 Bridge 192 Horton Bridge 193 and Pipe Horton bridge 193
Bridge 191 Bridge 192 Bridge 192 Horton Bridge 193 and Pipe Horton Bridge 193
Canal bridge 194a Bridge 194a Stockley Bridge 195 Stockley Bridge 195 Stockley Roadbridge
Canal Bridge 194a Bridge 194a Stockley Bridge 195 Stockley Bridge 195 Stockley Roadbridge

Southall's impressive Sikh Temple seen from the CanalOne of the best parts of this final run into London and the Thames are the 6 locks that comprise the Hanwell Flight which run through really nice countryside. The towpath is generally in good condition for walkers and cyclists however you should be aware that - especially between Bridges 192 and 196 - some idiots are using the towpath to race up and down on small and of course un-licenced/un-insured motorbikes. Whilst in this area from the towpath if you look between the hedgerow you can easily spot the huge Sikh Temple at Southall with it's dome glinting in the sunshine (photo on the right).

Stockley Roadbridge - Grand-Union Canal Bridge 196 Grand Union Canal Bridge 196 Dawley Bridge 198 Dawley Bridge no.198
Stockley Roadbridge Bridge 196 Bridge 196 Dawley Bridge no.198 Dawley Bridge 198
Anchor Bridge 199 Anchor Bridge no.199 Canal Bridge no.200 Bridge no.200 Access bridge to Shackles Dock
Anchor Bridge no.199 Anchor Bridge 199 Bridge no.200 Bridge no.200 Shackles Dock Bridge
Towpath Bridge at Shackles Dock on the Grand Union Canal Grand Union Canal Bridge Grand Union Canal Railway Bridge Grand Union Canal Bridge 200c Grand Union Canal Bridge
Shackles Dock Bridge Railway Bridge 200d Railway bridge 200d Bridge 200c Pipebridge and Bridge 200c
Grand Union Canal Bridge 200a Canal Bridge 200a Grand Union Canal Bulls Junction Bridge 21 Start of the Paddington Arm Grand Union Canal Grand Union Canal Bridge 21 at Bulls Junction
Bridge 200a Bridge 200a Bulls Junction - Bridge 21 The Paddington Canal Arm Bulls Junction Bridge 21
Grand Union Canal House Boats Grand Union Canal Bridge Grand Union Canal Bridge 201 Grand Union Canal Bridge 202 Grand Union Canal Bridge 202 and Pipe
Cluster of Houseboats near Bulls Jc. Bridge 201 Bridge 201 Bridge 202 Bridge 202 and Pipebridge
Grand Union Canal Adelaide Dock Bridge 202a Grand Union Canal - Adelaide Dock Grand Union Canal Adelaide Dock Entrace Grand Union Canal Bridge 203 Grand Union Canal Bridge 203
Adelaide Docks Entrance 202a Adelaide Docks Adelaide Docks Entrance 202a Bridge 203 Bridge 203
Grand Union Canal FootBridge 203a Canal Foot-Bridge 203a Grand Union Canal Norwood Toplock 90 Norwood Toplock Grand Union Canal Lock Gates at Norwood Toplock
Footbridge 203a Footbridge 203a Norwood Toplock 90 Norwood Toplock 90 Lock gates at Norwood Toplock
Grand Union Canal Bridge 204 Grand Union Canal Bridge 204 Grand Union Canal Swan Grand Union Canal Lock-91 Grand Union Canal Lock-91
Slade Lane bridge 204 Slade Lane bridge 204 Chubby swan seen near Hanwell Lock Hanwell Lock 91 Hanwell Lock 91
Grand Union Canal lock gates at Lock 91 Grand Union Canal Three Bridges Three Bridges (Bridge 205) Grand Union Canal - Three Bridges Three Bridges
Lock gates at Hanwell Lock 91 Three Bridges - 205 Three Bridges - 205 Three Bridges - 205 Brunel's Three Bridges - 205
Grand Union Canal - Three Bridges Grand Union Canal Lock-92 Hanwell Grand Union Canal Lock-92 Hanwell Grand Union Canal Lock-93 Hanwell Grand Union Canal Lock-93 Hanwell
Three Bridges - 205 Hanwell Locks - Lock 92 Hanwell Locks - Lock 92 Hanwell Locks - Lock 93 Hanwell Locks - Lock 93

Three Bridges (also known as Windmill Bridge). This particularly interesting bridge(s) was built in Victorian times (1856) by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Windmill Lane - supported by huge guirders - crosses over the Grand Union Canal and the canal in turn goes over a single track railway line. The canal is encased in an 8 foot deep cast iron trough and other parts of the bridge have really nice brick arches.

Hanwell's six locks drop the Grand Union Canal by around 53 feet - the whole area around Hanwell lock flight is really pleasant. As you pass Hanwell Lock (Lock no.92) you then walk for ages alongside a really nice wall on the left of the towpath - bordering the extensive grounds of what was once the County Asylum (known as Hanwell Asylum) and what is now Ealing Hospital. There is a bricked up entrance into the grounds via which at one time boats would deliver coal for the Asylum's boilers and take away vegetables, fruit and animal products produced in the huge market gardens. Many years ago when the canal was used commercially the boatmen called the dock Asylum Dock and the lock itself was known as Asylum Lock.

Grand Union Canal Bridge Grand Union Canal Lock-94 Hanwell Hanwell Lock 94 Grand Union Canal Lock-95 Hanwell Hanwell Lock 95
Hanwell Locks - Lock 94 Hanwell Locks - Lock 94 Hanwell Locks - Lock 94's Gates Hanwell Locks - Lock 95 Hanwell Locks - Lock 95
Grand Union Canal Lock-95 Hanwell Canal Lock 96 Hanwell Canal Lock-96 Hanwell Grand Union Canal and River Brent Grand Union Canal Lock-97 Hanwell
Hanwell Locks - Lock 95 Hanwell Locks - Lock 96 Hanwell Locks - Lock 96 River Brent joins The Grand Union Canal here. Hanwell Locks - Lock 97
Grand Union Canal Lock-97 at Hanwell Lock Flight Grand Union Canal Bridge 205a Ontario Bridge no.205a Grand Union Canal Syphon Grand Union Canal Barge
Hanwell Locks - Lock 97 Ontario Bridge no.205a Ontario Bridge no.205a Large Syphon near Osterley Lock British Waterways barge
Syphon near to Osterley Lock Grand Union Canal - Osterley Lock 98 Bridge no.205d and Osterley Lock - Grand Union Canal Grand Union Canal Bridge 206 Canal Bridge 206
Syphon by Osterley Lock Osterley Lock 98 Bridge 205d and Osterley Lock Another syphon by Bridge 206 Grand Union Bridge 206
Grand Union Canal Bridge 206 Grand Union Canal Bridge 206a Canal Railway Bridge 206a Grand Union Canal - Gallows Bridge 207 Gallows Bridge 207
Bridge 206 Railway Bridge 206a Railway Bridge 206a Gallows Bridge 207 Gallows Bridge 207
Grand Union Canal weirs Grand Union Canal Lock-99 (Clitheroe Lock) Grand Union Canal - Clitheroe Lock 99 Grand Union Canal's Clitheroe Lock Grand Union Canal FootBridge 207a
Weirs close to Gallows Bridge Clitheroe Lock 99 Clitheroe Lock no.99 Clitheroe Lock Gates Footbridge 207a
FootBridge no.207a Grand Union Canal Bridge 208 Grand Union Canal Bridge 208 Grand Union Canal Bridge 208a Grand Union Canal Bridge 208a
Footbridge 207a A4 Bridge 208 A4 Bridge 208 Bridge 208a Bridge 208a
Bridge 208e Grand Union Canal - Brentford Gauging Lock Brentford - Bridge 208e Grand Union Canal's Brentford Gauging Lock Grand Union Canal Weirs
Lock 100 and Bridge 208e Brentford Gauging Locks no.100 Bridge 208e Brentford Gauging Locks no.100 Brentford Weir - Bridge
Grand Union Canal Bridge 209 Canal Bridge 209 Grand Union Canal Bridge 209a Grand Union Canal Bridge-209a Grand Union Canal Bridge 209b
High Street Bridge 209 High Street Bridge 209 Bridge 209a Bridge 209a Bridge 209b
Grand Union Canal views at Brentford Grand Union Canal Bridge 209b Views of the Grand Union Canal at Brentford - London Grand Union Canal Bridge 209d Grand Union Canal weir which is close to bridge 209d
Views by the canal - Brentford Bridge 209b Canal Views Bridge 209d Bridge 209d's weir
Grand Union Canal - Thames Lock 101 Thames Lock 101 and Bridge 209c Grand Union Canal - Thames Lock 101 Thames Lock 101 - singe and double access Grand Union Canal - the lockgates at Thames Lock 101
Thames Lock - 101 Bridge 209c at Thame Lock Thames Lock - 101 Thames Lock - single and double Thames Lock - Gates
Grand Union Canal's Thames Lock 101 and Bridge 209c Grand Union Canal Boatyard at Brentford Grand Union Canal about to join the Thames at Brentford Grand Union Canal and Thames area - low tide and muddy Kew Gardens are on the far side of the Thames where the Grand Union Canal joins
Bridge 209c at Thames Locks 101 Brentford boatyard Entrance to the Grand Union at Brentford Muddy at Low Tide around The Thames - Brentford The Thames - Kew on the opposite bank

Towards the end of the Grand Union Canal Main Line from Brentford Gauging Locks on down to the River Thames the canal is affected by tides and therefore boaters should consider the amount of headroom during a rising tide. Thames Lock itself has a permanent Lock Keeper and the lock can only be used at certain times - these times do change from time to time but as of Mid September 2008 the Lock was available either side of high tide 0800-1800 between 1st April and 30th of September and - subject to tide and pre-booking - 0800-1600 between 1st October and 31st March. The Grand Union Canal ends at Thames Locks and the remaining few hundred yards down to the Thames is on the River Brent.

 

The following are our other Grand Union Canal Main Line photos - this series of pages show every one of the Canal's Locks and Bridges:
Birmingham (Salford Junction) through to Lapworth
Lapworth via Hatton Locks to Royal Leamington Spa
Leamington Spa to Braunston
Braunston-Gayton Junction-Blisworth Tunnel-Stoke Bruerne-Wolverton
Grand Union Canal Wolverton to Horton
Ivinghoe Lock to Kings Langley

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