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Stratford upon Avon Canal - Kingswood Branch

Description: A quarter of a mile branch linking the Stratford upon Avon Canal to the Grand Union Canal at Kingswood

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the Stratford upon Avon Canal

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 :

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Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions: Length 70 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

Stratford upon Avon Canal - Kingswood Branch: Table of distances

Miles

Locks

Navigable (N)

Grid ref

OS Map No

Lapworth Junction

Junction with Stratford upon Avon Canal

0.0

0

N

SP186708

139

Kingswood Junction (GU)

Junction with Grand Union Main Line

.3

0

N

SP188706

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.

 

Stratford upon Avon Canal

Description: Runs 25½ miles from King's Norton Junction, where it joins the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, to Stratford-upon-Avon, where it joins the Avon

History: Promoted by Acts of 1793, 1795, 1799, 1809, 1815, 1817 and 1821. Opened 1816. The Stratford upon Avon Canal Society formed in November 1956. In 1958 the Warwickshire County Council decide to apply for the abandonment of the southern section of the canal and the following year over six-thousand formal objections were lodged concerning Warwickshire County Councils plans to close the canal. The southern section of the canal transfered to the National Trust on 29 September 1960. The official reopening of the southern section was on 11 July 1964.
For more details see the History page

Subordinate Waterways:

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 :

Junction of the Stratford upon Avon Canal and Avon

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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 Amazon.

  • Save the Stratford Canal by Guy Johnson , 168 pages, Published by David & Charles 1983 A history of the restoration. 14 plates.

  • The Flower of Gloster by Ernest Temple Thurston , Edition: 1st edition 244 pages, Published by Williams & Norgate 1911 Classic story of an early canal boat trip, illustrated by W R Dakin.

  • Waterways to Stratford by Charles Hadfield & John Norris , Edition: 1st 176 pages, Published by David & Charles 1962 The History of the Avon, canal and tramway routes to Stratford.

  • A Bit More Boating by Shirley Ginger , ISBN 0-9519198-1-4 :180 pages, Published by Lucifer Press 1992 Account of cruising the Nene, Middle Level, Grand Union, Thames, Oxford, BCN and Stratford waterways. Order now from Amazon.

  • Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 2 by Not known , ISBN 000713665X :170 pages, Published by Nicholson 2003 Severn, Avon and Birmingham. Includes the BCN, Gloucester & Sharpness, Severn, Staffordshire & Worcester Canal, Stourbridge, Dudley, Stratford-on-Avon and Worcester & Birmingham canals. Order now from Amazon.

  • Pearson's Canal and River Companion: Severn and Avon by Michael Pearson , Edition: Fifth ISBN 0 907864 99 6 :96 pages, Published by J M Pearson & Son 2003 This edition now also contains details of the Cotswold Canals (i.e. the Stroudwater and Thames & Severn canals) and the the River Thames above Oxford. Order now from Amazon.

  • Stratford Canal by Nick Billingham , ISBN 07524 2122 0 :128 pages, Published by Tempus 2003 An illustrated history of the canal and its restoration. Order now from Amazon.

  • In the Wake of the 'Flower of Gloster' by John Kemplay , ISBN 0 9518964 2 3 :74 pages, Published by Ronald Crowhurst 2004 A reconstruction of Temple Thurston's voyage of 1911 as described in his book 'The Flower of Gloster'. Order now from Amazon.

Related Videos

  • The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Released in : 1999 47 minutes approx., Produced by VideoActive Excellent photography and informative script captures the Southern Stratford Canal. Available on tape and DVD. Order on video tape from Amazon Order on DVD from Amazon

  • World's Most Beautiful Waterways 1 hour 10 minutes approx., Produced by Contender Ltd A waterway journey from Worcester to Oxford via the River Avon, Hatton and Banbury. Available on tape. Order on video tape from Amazon

  • Heart of England Route Produced by VideoActive Available on tape and DVD. Order on video tape from Amazon

  • A Journey Down The Stratford Canal Produced by Heritage Video Films Ltd Available on tape. Order on video tape from Amazon

  • British Waterways - Waterway Magic / In The Heart Of Shakespeare's Country etc Produced by Laserlight Available on tape. Order on video tape from Amazon

  • Narrow Boating 2 - In The Heart Of Shakespeare Country Produced by Laserlight Available on tape. Order on video tape from Amazon

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Related External Web Sites

  • Anglo Welsh : A large narrowboat hire company with a good choice of bases and boats.
  • Away 4 awhile : Hotel boat 3 or 4 day breaks from Warwick to Stratford upon Avon and Warwick to Birmingham, then to Stratford upon Avon and back to Warwick.
  • Canal Navigations : A site covering some of the unique canals found in Britian
  • The Stratford upon Avon Canal Society : Promoting the fullest use, maintenance and improvement of all Inland Waterways of Great Britain, and in particular the Stratford upon Avon Canal.
  • The Lady of Arden Narrowboat Cruises : Traditional narrow boat cruises down the Stratford-upon-Avon canal.

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Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions: Length 70 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

Stratford upon Avon Canal: Table of distances

Miles

Locks

Navigable (N)

Grid ref

OS Map No

King's Norton Junction

Junction with Worcester and Birmingham Canal

0.0

0

N

SP053793

139

King's Norton Stop Lock No 1

Normally left open

.1

1

N

SP055794

139

Brandwood Tunnel

King's Norton Tunnel

1.0

1

N

SP066794

139

Yardley Wood Bridge No 6

3.0

1

N

SP092795

139

Lift Bridge No 8

Drawbridge Inn

4.3

1

N

SP103778

139

Bridge No 16

Red Lion 500 yards South

6.6

1

N

SP114751

139

Waring's Green Bridge No 19

Bluebell Cider Inn

7.8

1

N

SP128743

139

Rotherham's Oak Bridge No 22

8.8

1

N

SP137733

139

Hockley Heath Bridge No 25

A34 and Wharf Inn

9.8

1

N

SP152724

139

Lapworth Top Lock No 2

Bridge No 29

10.8

2

N

SP165715

139

Lapworth Lock No 6

11.5

6

N

SP176713

139

Kingswood Junction

Junction with Stratford upon Avon Canal - Kingswood Branch

12.5

20

N

SP186707

139

Lapworth Bottom Lock No 27

13.3

26

N

SP187695

139

Rowington Lock No 28

13.8

27

N

SP187691

139

Rowington Lock No 29

14.0

28

N

SP187686

139

Rowington Lock No 30

Lowsonford

14.3

29

N

SP187681

139

Lowsonford Lock No 31

Fleur de Lys Inn

14.5

30

N

SP188677

151

Lowsonford Lock No 32

14.9

31

N

SP189672

151

Claverdon Top Lock No 33

15.6

32

N

SP185665

151

Claverdon Bottom Lock No 35

Bridge No 45

15.9

34

N

SP183662

151

Preston Bagot Top Lock No 36

16.3

35

N

SP179657

151

Preston Bagot Bottom Lock No 38

Bridge No 47

16.4

37

N

SP176656

151

Wootton Wawen Aqueduct

Over the A34

18.5

37

N

SP158629

151

Bearley Lock No 39

19.6

38

N

SP161613

151

Edstone (Bearley) Aqueduct

19.9

38

N

SP162608

151

Wilmcote Bridge No 59

Wilmcote Village on East bank

21.9

38

N

SP167583

151

Wilmcote Top Lock No 40

22.5

39

N

SP170574

151

Wilmcote Lock No 43

23.0

42

N

SP173568

151

Wilmcote Bottom Lock No 50

23.4

49

N

SP179564

151

Bishopton Lock No 51

23.9

50

N

SP186561

151

Stratford Top Lock No 52

Bridge No 65 (A34 road)

24.9

51

N

SP198554

151

Stratford Bottom Lock No 55

Bridge No 68 (A46 road)

25.1

54

N

SP203551

151

Stratford-upon-Avon Lock No 56

Junctions with Higher Avon Navigation and Upper Avon

25.5

55

N

SP205547

151

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.

 

 

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