Coventry Canal

Description: Runs from Coventry to the Trent and Mersey Canal at Fradley Junction, except for a 5.5-mile stretch from Fazeley Junction to Huddlesford Junction which is connected by the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal

History: Promoted by Acts of 1768, 1786 and 1819 and opened in 1790.
For more details see the History page

Subordinate Waterways:

• Coventry Canal (Detached Portion)

Navigation Authority: Head Office: British Waterways, MD's Office: Southern Waterways, General Manager: Central Shires Waterways, Peel's Wharf, Lichfield Street, Fazeley, Tamworth, Staffordshire B78 3QZ : Telephone 01827 252000 : Fax 01827 288071 :

Coventry Canal Basin

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• The Canals of the East Midlands by Charles Hadfield , Edition: 3rd impression ISBN 0-7153-4871-X :294 pages, Published by David & Charles 1 1981 (including part of London) Order now from .

• A Canal People: The Photographs of Robert Longden by Sonia Rolt , ISBN 0 7509 1048 8 :154 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd 1997 Order now from .

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• Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 3 by Not known , ISBN 0007136668 :170 pages, Published by Nicholson 2003 Birmingham and the Heart of England. Includes the Ashby, BCN, Birmingham & Fazeley, Coventry, Erewash, GU Leicester Section, GU main line (part), Oxford, Staffordshire & Worcstershire, Worcester & Birmingham Canals and part of the Trent & Mersey. Order now from .

• Pearson's Canal and River Companion: South Midlands/Warwickshire Ring by Michael Pearson , ISBN 0 9078 6475 9 :80 pages, Published by J M Pearson & Son 1997 Order now from .

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Related Videos

• The Coventry and Ashby Canals Produced by VideoActive Available on tape and DVD. Order on video tape from Order on DVD from

Related Photographs

• Coventry Canal: Hartshill Wharf Springwood Haven
• Coventry Canal: Between Anchor Bridge No 29 and Midland and Judkin Quarries
• Coventry Canal: Atherstone Top Lock No 1
• Coventry Canal: Coventry Basin Narrowboats moored

Related External Web Sites

• Grand Waterway Voyages : Narrowboat hire located at Swan Lane Wharf on the Coventry Canal.
• Quarryman's Walk Coventry Canal : This website is designed primarily for school children but people of all ages can use it to explore the Quarryman's Walk.
• Valley Cruises : A small family operated business based at Nuneaton on the Coventry Canal.
• The Coventry Canal Society : Includes an art trail along the canal.
• Canaltime : Timeshare narrowboats.
• Canal Navigations : A site covering some of the unique canals found in Britian
• The Coventry Rainbow Canal Trust : Provides days out and short break holidays for anyone, but particularly for adults and children with disabilities, on the narrowboat "Lady Godiva".
• Staffordshire Past Track : Contains over a hundred historic canal photographs of places in Staffordshire amongst a much larger general collection. Follow the route - Theme Explorer - Transport & Communications - Canals.
• Barry Hawkins Narrowboats of distinction : Boatbuilder situated at Baddesley Wharf on the Atherstone flight on the Coventry Canal.
• Swan Lane Wharf : Narrowboat hire based on the Coventry Canal.
• Springwood Haven : The marina provides landscaped boat moorings and services for boat owners.as well as providing a base for the Valley Cruises narrowboat hire fleet

Related Cruising Logs

• 1st August 1994
• 8th October 1995
• 15th April 1996
• 16th April 1996
• 11th August 1996
• 12th August 1996
• 17th August 1996
• 18th August 1996
• 29th September 1997
• 30th September 1997
• 1st October 1998
• 29th September 1998
• 30th September 1998
• 26th September 1999
• 27th September 1999
• 27th July 2000
• 28th July 2000
• 28th April 2001
• 19th September 2002
• 20th September 2002
• 3rd July 2003
• 4th July 2003
• 2nd May 2003
• 3rd May 2003
• 15th September 2004
• 18th September 2004
• 19th September 2004
• 28th April 2005
• 4th August 2005
• 3rd May 2005
• 4th May 2005

Other Related Pages

• Introducing Route Planning : An introduction to planning a cruise route.
• Cruising Times

Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions: Length 72 foot, beam 7 foot. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page

Coventry Canal: Table of distances			Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Coventry Basin	Canal Terminus		0.0	0	N	SP332796	140
Stoke Basin			2.0	0	N	SP348802	140
Navigation Wharf			2.8	0	N	SP350813	140
New Inn Wharf			4.0	0	N	SP347830	140
Longford Wharf	A444 road bridge		4.5	0	N	SP350839	140
Hawkesbury Junction	Junction with Oxford Canal (Northern Section)		5.5	0	N	SP362845	140
Bedworth Hill Bridge	Leading to Bedworth Village (half a mile)		6.4	0	N	SP363861	140
Bulkington Lane Bridge			7.3	0	N	SP371867	140
Marston Junction	Junction with Ashby de la Zouch Canal		8.3	0	N	SP368882	140
Griff Arm (disused)			9.3	0	N	SP365895	140
Wharf Inn Bridge No 19	Chilvers Coton		10.0	0	N	SP362904	140
Boot Bridge No 20	Access Nuneaton Town centre		10.3	0	N	SP359908	140
Wash Lane Bridge No 21			11.0	0	N	SP350916	140
Midland and Judkin Quarries			11.8	0	N	SP351932	140
Anchor Bridge No 29			13.8	0	N	SP334946	140
Hartshill Wharf			14.3	0	N	SP328952	140
Mancetter Bridge			15.8	0	N	SP314962	140
Atherstone Top Lock No 1			16.5	1	N	SP306975	140
Atherstone Lock No 5			16.9	5	N	SP303980	140
Atherstone Lock No 7			17.5	7	N	SP298984	140
Atherstone Lock No 8			17.9	8	N	SP295990	140
Atherstone Lock No 10			18.4	10	N	SP291997	140
Atherstone Lock No 11	Bottom Lock		18.5	11	N	SP290998	140
Polesworth (Mill Bridge No 53)			21.5	11	N	SK261021	140
Pooley Hall			22.3	11	N	SK259028	140
Alvecote Bridge No 59			23.3	11	N	SK250043	140
Amington (Bridge 66)	Askew Bridge		24.0	11	N	SK233044	139
Glascote Top Lock No 12			25.5	12	N	SK216032	139
Glascote Bottom Lock No 13			25.6	13	N	SK215030	139
Fazeley Junction	Junction with Birmingham and Fazeley Canal		27.0	13	N	SK203020	139

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

 

 

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.