English Canals Photo Guides - The Grand Union Canal

Lapworth - Kingswood Junction - Hatton - Royal Leamington Spa Canal Pictures from along the English Grand Union Canal.

An English Canal photo guide featuring Lapworth, Kingswood Junction, Shrewley Tunnel and the impressive Hatton Lock Flight on the Grand Union Canal Main Line's trip down to Leamington Spa - pictures of all the Canal Locks and Bridges.

 

Canal Bridge no:65 on the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Canal Bridge no:65 Kingswood Junction Canal Bridge -Grand Union Canal, England Grand Union Canal Main Line, England - Kingswood Junction Bridge
Kingswood Bridge 65 Kingswood Bridge 65 Kingswood Junction Bridge Kingswood Junction Bridge
Weston Hall Canal Bridge no:64 on the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Canal Bridge no:64 Canal Bridge no:63 on the Grand Union Canal, England Bridge no:63 - Grand Union Canal Main Line
Weston Hall Bridge no.64 Weston Hall Bridge 64 Turners Green Bridge 63 Turners Green Bridge 63

Kingswood Junction Bridge is the start of a short stretch of canal which links The Grand Union Canal Main Line with the Stratford-on-Avon Canal at Kingswood Junction. Just by Turner's Green Bridge (pictured above) and somewhat below the towpath there is a really nice old beamed house. Shrewley Tunnel is very interesting - as you approach it the embankment either side of the canal is heavily wooded and there is plenty of water coming down the sides. Shrewley Tunnel was opened in in 1799 and is 433 yards long - the tunnel is wide enough to allow two 7 foot boats to pass. The tunnel is very wet inside and this has caused the creation of hundreds of small stalactites - there is no towpath so walkers and cyclists have to take a smaller 40 yard long tunnel up to Shrewley Village and then back down along a clearly marked track and path to the towpath the other side.

Old Beamed Cootage next to the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Canal Bridge no:62 Rowington Bridge no:62 Canal Bridge no:61 on the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England White Bridge no:61 - Grand Union Canal
Nice very old beam cottages Rowington Hill Bridge 62 Rowington Hill Bridge 62 White Bridge 61 White Bridge 61
Canal Bridge no:60 on the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Bridge no:60 Canal Syphon or Sluice - Grand Union Canal No idea what this is - the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Tythe Barn Canal Bridge no:59 on the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England
Castle Meadow Bridge 60 Castle Meadow Bridge 60 Canal Syphon Unknown but lovely brickwork Bridge 59
Canal Bridge no:59 on the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Shrewley Tunnel - Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Shrewley Tunnel North South entrance to Shrewley Tunnel Shrewley Tunnel southern entrance on the Grand Union Canal, England
Tythe Barn Bridge 59 Shrewley Tunnel - Northern entrance Shrewley Tunnel - North entrance Shrewley Tunnel South entrance Shrewley Tunnel - South entrance
Balls Bridge no:58 on the Grand Union Canal, England Balls Bridge 58 Canal Bridge no:57 on the Grand Union Canal Main Line Gallows Bridge no:57, England Canal Bridge no:56 - Grand Union Canal, England
Balls Bridge 58 Balls Bridge 58 Gallows Bridge 57 Gallows Bridge 57 Bridge 56
Canal Bridge no:56 on the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Canal Bridge no:55 St Johns Bridge no:55 Hatton Toplock no.46 Hatton Toplock 46 - Grand Union Canal Main Line, England
Bridge no.56 St Johns Bridge 55 St. Johns Bridge 55 Hatton TopLock 46 Hatton TopLock 46
Lock gates at Hatton Toplock Hatton Lock no:45 on the Grand Union Canal Hatton Lock no:45l Hatton Lock no:44 on the Grand Union Canal Hatton Lock no:44 - Grand Union Canal
Hatton TopLock 46 (gates) Hatton Lock 45 Hatton Lock 45 Hatton Lock 44 Hatton Lock 44
Lock 43 on the Grand Union Canal, England Canal Lock no:43 - Grand Union Canal Main Line. The excellent Hatton Lock Flight on the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Canal Bridge no:54 on the Grand Union Canal Canal Bridge no:54
Hatton Lock 43 Hatton Lock 43 Hatton Flight Bridge 54 Bridge 54
Lock 42's lockgates Hatton Lock Flight - Grand Union Canal - Lock:-42 Hatton Locks - Grand Union Canal - Lock:42 Hatton Locks - Grand Union Canal - Lock:-41 Hatton Lock Flight - Lock:-40
Hatton Lock Gates 42 Hatton Lock 42 Hatton Lock 41 Hatton Lock 41 Hatton Lock 40
Hatton Lock Flight - Grand Union Canal - Lock:-40 Hatton Lock Flight - Lock:-39 Hatton Locks - Grand Union Canal - Lock:-39 Hatton Lock Flight - Lock:-38 Hatton Lock Flight - Grand Union Canal - Lock:-38
Hatton Lock 40 Hatton Lock 39 Hatton Lock 39 Hatton Lock 38 Hatton Lock 38
Hatton Lock Flight Lock:-37 Hatton Lock Flight - Grand Union Canal - Lock:-37 Hatton Lock Flight Hatton Locks - Grand Union Canal - Lock:-36 Hatton Lock Flight Lock:-36
Hatton Lock 37 Hatton Lock 37 Hatton Lock Flight Hatton Lock 36 Hatton Lock 36

The magnificent 21 strong flight of locks at Hatton Flight raise or drop the Grand Union Canal 146 and a half feet - these locks were originally built as narrow or single locks but were modernised in the 1930s into full wide locks. The location of the original locks beside them are still evident - see for instance our photo below of Middle Lock Bridge 53 with the old narrow lock (which is now used as an overflow sluice or weir) visible under the bridge's arch to the right. The area around Hatton Locks is really pleasant - not least because of the views of the whole run of locks either from the top or bottom of the flight - but also as there is loads of wildlife enjoying life in the area

Canal Bridge no:53 on the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Bridge no:53 on the Grand Union Canal Hatton Locks - Grand Union Canal - Lock:-35 Hatton Lock Flight Lock:-35 Canal lockgates - Hatton Lock 34
Middle Lock Bridge 53 Middle Lock Bridge 53 Hatton Lock 35 Hatton Lock 35 Gates at Hatton Lock 34
Hatton Lock Flight - Grand Union Canal - Lock:-34 Hatton Locks - Lock:-34 Lock:-33 Hatton Lock Flight - Grand Union Canal - Lock:-22 Grand Union Canal - Lock:-32
Hatton Lock 34 Hatton Lock 34 Hatton Lock 33 Hatton Lock 33 Hatton Lock 32
Hatton Lock Flight - Grand Union Canal - Lock:-32 Ugly Bridge no:52 on the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Canal Bridge no:52 Hatton Locks - Grand Union Canal - Lock:-31 Lock:-31
Hatton Lock 32 Ugly Bridge 52 Ugly Bridge 52 Hatton Lock 31 Hatton Lock 31
Hatton Lock Flight - Lock:-30 Hatton Locks - Grand Union Canal - Lock:-30 Grand Union Canal - Lock:-29 Hatton Lock Flight - Lock:-29 Hatton Lock Flight - Grand Union Canal - Lock:-28
Hatton Lock 30 Hatton Lock 30 Hatton Lock 29 Hatton Lock 29 Hatton Lock 28
Hatton Lock Flight Lock:-28 Grand Union Canal - Lock:-27 Lock:-27 at Hatton Lock Flight Bridge 50c on the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Canal Bridge no:50c - Grand Union Canal Main Line
Hatton Lock 28 Hatton Lock 27 Hatton Lock 27 Bridge 50c Bridge 50c
Hatton Lock Flight - Grand Union Canal - Lock:-26 Grand Union Canal - Lock:-26 Canal Bridge no:50b Saltisford Canal Arm, England The end of the Saltisford Canal Arm, England
Hatton Bottom Lock 26 Hatton Bottom Lock 26 Bridge 50b End of The Saltisford Arm The end of Saltisford Arm

The Saltisford Arm starts where the Grand Union Canal performs a near left hand turn. Built in the 1790's the Arm was the terminus of the Warwick and Birmingham Canal. This short Arm is packed with moored narrowboats which are even to be found at the end basin making turning somewhat delicate. There are quite a few picnic tables and grass areas plus many ducks around the area making this quite a pleasant stop for a while if out walking or cycling.

Saltisford Canal Arm, England Entrance point from the grand Union Canal into the Saltisford Canal Arm, England Grand Union Canal Main Line, England - Bridge 51 Budbrooke Junction Canal Bridge no:51 - Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Canal Bridge no50a - Grand Union Canal, England
The Saltisford Arm Entrance to The Saltisford Arm Budbrooke Junction Bridge 51 Budbrooke Junction Bridge 51 Bridge no50a
Canal Bridge no:50a on the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Bridge 50 Wedgenock Park Canal Bridge no:50 - Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Cape Lock - 25 - Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Grand Union Canal Main Line, England - Cape Lock 25
Bridge 50a Wedgenock Park Bridge 50 Wedgenock Park Bridge 50 Cape Lock 25 Cape Lock 25
Cape Lock 24 on the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Grand Union Canal Locks - Cape Lock 24 Canal Footbridge no:49b on the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Foot Bridge no:49b Canal Bridge 49a on the Grand Union Canal
Cape Lock 24 Cape Lock 24 Footbridge 49b Footbridge 49b Footbridge 49a
Canal Foot-bridge no:49a Canal Bridge no:49 on the Grand Union Canal Grand Union Bridge no:49, England Canal Bridge 48 on the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Canal Bridge no:48
Bridge 49a Bridge 49 Bridge 49 Bridge 48 Bridge 48
Nice Pipe Bridge on the Grand Union Canal Canal Bridge no:47 on the Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Canal Bridge no:47 - Grand Union Canal Main Line Emscote Canal Bridge 46 - Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Emscote Road Bridge no:46
A PipeBridge close to Bridge.47 Bridge 47 Bridge 47 Emscote Road Bridge no.46 Emscote Road Bridge no.46
River Avon Aqueduct - Grand Union Canal Main Line, England Grand Union Canal crosses the River Avon on an aqueduct River Avon Aqueduct, England Canal Bridge no:45 on the Grand Union Canal, England Canal Bridge 45 on the Grand Union Canal
River Avon Aqueduct River Avon Aqueduct River Avon Aqueduct Bridge 45 Bridge 45
A railway aqueduct on the Grand Union Canal, England Grand Union Canal Railway Aqueduct Canal Bridge no:44. Grand Union Canal Bridge 44 Canal Bridge no:43 on the Grand Union Canal
Railway Aqueduct Railway Aqueduct Bridge no.44 Bridge no.44 Bridge no.43
Canal Bridge no:43 on the Grand Union Canal, England Canal FootBridge no:42 Footbridge 42 - Grand Union Canal. Canal Bridge no.41 at Leamington Spa Bridge 41 - Grand Union Canal
Bridge 43 Footbridge 42 Footbridge 42 Bridge 41 Bridge 41

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
Leamington Spa to Braunston
Braunston-Gayton Junction-Blisworth Tunnel-Stoke Bruerne-Wolverton
Grand Union Canal Wolverton to Horton
Ivinghoe Lock to Kings Langley
Kings Langley to the end of the Grand Union at The Thames

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