Jim Shead Waterways Photographer & Writer

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Grand Union Main Line

Description: Runs from Salford Junction to the River Thames at Brentford.

History: Formed from the Grand Junction Canal (Acts of 1793, 1794, 1795, 1798, 1801, 1803, 1805, 1812, 1818 and 1819); Warwick & Napton Canal (1794, 1796 & 1809); Warwick & Birmingham Canal (1793 & 1796); Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal .
For more details see the History page.

Waterway Group: This waterway is part of the Grand Union Canal

Subordinate Waterways:

Birmingham & Warwick Junction Canal

Navigation Authority: 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 : (Covers the waterway from Bridge 85 at Solihull to Napton Junction.).

Navigation Authority: Head Office: British Waterways, Director: London, 1 Sheldon Square, Paddington Central, London W2 6TT: Telephone 020 7985 7200 : Fax 020 7985 7201 : (Covers the waterway south of Bridge 175 at Rickmansworth.).

Navigation Authority: MD's Office: Southern Waterways, General Manager: South East Waterways, 510 - 524 Elder House Elder Gate Central Milton Keynes MK9 1BW : Telephone 01908 302500 : Fax 01908 302510 : (Covers the waterway from Napton Junction to Bridge 175 at Rickmansworth.).

Navigation Authority: MD's Office: Southern Waterways, General Manager: West Midland Waterways, Albert House, Quay Place, 92-93 Edward Street, Birmingham B1 2RA : Telephone 0121 200 7400 : Fax 0121 200 7401 : (Covers the waterway from Birmingham to Bridge 85 at Solihull.).

Solomon's Bridge, Cosgrove.

Related Books

The Canals of the East Midlands by Charles Hadfield, Edition: 3rd impression, ISBN: 0-7153-4871-X, 294 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1981, (including part of London). Order now from .
The Flower of Gloster by Ernest Temple Thurston, Edition: 1st edition, 244 pages, Published by Williams & Norgate, in 1911, Classic story of an early canal boat trip, illustrated by W R Dakin..
Stoke Bruerne by K B Sherwood, Published by Nene College, Northampton, in 1979, Impact of canal on village..
Lock, Stock & Barrel by Shirley Ginger, Edition: Revised edition, 177 pages, Published by Lucifer Press, in 1993, Written in 1985, The author's experiences of keeping a shop beside the top lock at Buckby in the early 1980s..
The Water Gipsies by Alan Patrick Herbert, Published by Methuen London Ltd, in 1930, Classic story set on the Thames and canals..
The Water Gipsies by Alan Patrick Herbert, Edition: 6th edition, 392 pages, Published by Methuen London Ltd, in 1930, Written in 1930,
Canal Memories through Dacorum by Dennis Miles and Mary Nobbs, 66 pages, Published by Dacorum Heritage Trust, in 2000, Memories of the working boat community on the Hertfordshire area of the Grand Union Canal. .
Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 1 by Not known, ISBN: 978-0-00-728160-2, 170 pages, Published by Nicholson, in 2009, London, Grand Union, Oxford and Rivers Lee & Stort. Order now from .
Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 3 by Not known, ISBN: 978-0-00-728162-6, 170 pages, Published by Nicholson, in 2009, 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 Companion: Oxford Grand Union by Michael Pearson, Edition: Sixth, ISBN: 978 0 9 5491162 1, 80 pages, Published by J M Pearson & Son, Includes the Grand Union from London to Braunston, the GU Leicestershire Section and the Oxford Canal.. Order now from .
Pearson's Canal Companion: South Midlands Warwickshire Ring by Michael Pearson, Edition: Eighth, ISBN: 0 954911695, 80 pages, Published by J M Pearson & Son, Includes the Ashby Canal. Order now from .
Windlass in my Belt - a canal adolescence by John Thorpe, Edition: 1st - Paperback, ISBN: 1 870002 96 2, 290 pages, Published by Waterways World Ltd, in 2002, A school boy's introduction to the waterways in the late 1950's and early 60's and his experiences on hire boats, working narrowboats and a pair of hotel boats.. Order now from .
Working Boat: Warwickshire & Worcestershire Trades by Ray Shill and Tom Foxon, ISBN: 0 9517755 2 9, 64 pages, Published by Heartlands Press, in 2002, The waterways of these counties and the history of the trade carried by their working boats.. Order now from .
At the Heart of the Waterways by David Blagrove, Edition: Updated vesion., ISBN: 1 871918 05 7, 96 pages, Published by Buchebroc Press, in 2003, Sub-titled "The story of the canals in the village of Braunston, Northamptonshire".. Order now from .
The Grand Union Canal: From Bentford to Braunston by Ian J Wilson, ISBN: 0 7524 2933 7, 128 pages, Published by Tempus, in 2004, A pictorial history with illustrations based on nearly 200 postcards.. Order now from .
London's Canal's by Derek Pratt, ISBN: 0-7478-0601-2, 56 pages, Published by Shire Publications Ltd, in 2004, Written in 2004, A completely revised version of Discovering London's Canals, first published in 1977 and followed by further editions in 1981 nd 1987. This completely revised and updated version brings the story of London's waterways right up to date. New photographs by our leading canal photographer show the canals and River Lee as they are today but with the same high pictorial quality that Derek Pratt has always produced.. Order now from .
Waterside Walks in Buckinghamshire by Nick Corble, ISBN: 1 85306 856 X, 96 pages, Published by Countryside Books, in 2004, Twenty circular walks some of which include the Grand Union Canal and its branches and the River Thames. Includes maps and photographs.. Order now from .
In the Wake of the 'Flower of Gloster' by John Kemplay, ISBN: 0 9518964 2 3, 74 pages, Published by Ronald Crowhurst, in 2004, A reconstruction of Temple Thurston's voyage of 1911 as described in his book 'The Flower of Gloster'.. Order now from .
Two Centries of Service - The story of the Canal at Stoke Bruerne and Blisworth by David Blagrove, ISBN: 1871918138, 128 pages, Published by Wharfside, in 2005, The history of the tunnel, openned in 1805, and of the villages at either end.. Order now from .
London's Waterways by Derek Pratt, ISBN: 978 1-4081-1074-4, 160 pages, Published by Adlard Coles Ltd., in 2010, This book looks at the iconic landscapes and beautiful scenery all around London's waterways. Illustrated by one of Britain's foremost waterway photographers.. Order now from .

Related videos

The Bargee , Released in 2003, 1 hour 42 minutes Produced by DD Video, A video release of the 1964 comedy set on the Grand Union Canal and featuring Harry H Corbett, Hugh Griffin, Eric Sykes and a host of well known British actors. Available on tape. Order on video tape from
Painted Boats , Released in 2003, 58 minutes Produced by DD Video, A video release of a 1945 Ealing Studios romance set in war time on the Grand Union Canal. Available on tape. Order on video tape from
The London Ring , 0 minutes Produced by VideoActive, tape DVD. Order on video tape from . Order on DVD from
Braunston and its Narrow Boats , 1 hour 0 minutes Produced by Laurence Hogg Productions, Today Braunston is as still considered by many to be 'the centre of the waterways'. This video looks at the history of the village and what it has become today, with a detailed look at the remaining buildings and the Braunston Boat Show. Available on tape DVD. Order on video tape from . Order on DVD from
The Canal Carrier's Easter 1 - with David Blagrove David Blagrove, Released in 1999, 56 minutes Produced by SK Productions, Every Easter the Canal Carrier spends a fortnight delivering coal on the Thames ring. This video covers the beginning of the trip, from Stoke Bruerne to Northmoor Lock on the Thames. Available on tape. Order on video tape from
The Canal Carrier's Easter 3 - with David Blagrove David Blagrove, 59 minutes Produced by SK Productions, The third in a set of four, this video covers the part of the trip from Aldermaston to Berkhamsted. Available on tape. Order on video tape from
The Jam 'Ole Run , Released in 1998, 1 hour 26 minutes Produced by SK Productions, This video follows the 2nd re-enactment of the week-long run from the midlands coalfields to Kearley and Tonge's jam factory in London, covering 246 miles and 194 locks, which finished in 1970. Available on tape. Order on video tape from
Not so much a Marina - More a Way of Life. , Released in 1999, 59 minutes Produced by SK Productions, Filmed over the course of a year, this video captures the daily events at Braunston Marina, with interviews from old-time boatmen to modern day canal workers with a range of skills from fender making to boat building. Available on tape. Order on video tape from
World's Most Beautiful Waterways , 1 hour 10 minutes 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
The Grand Union Canal - Southern Section , Released in 1994, 0 minutes Produced by VideoActive, tape DVD. Order on video tape from . Order on DVD from
Heart of England Route , 0 minutes Produced by VideoActive, tape DVD. Order on video tape from . Order on DVD from

Related photographs

Grand Union Main Line - Braunston Stop House
Grand Union Main Line: Braunston Bottom Lock No 1 Below the lock
Grand Union Main Line: Braunston Bottom Lock No 1 Boat entering lock
Grand Union Main Line: Braunston Bottom Lock No 1 Nb. Spellbound leaving lock
Grand Union Main Line: Braunston Bottom Lock No 1 Boats in lock by the Admiral Nelson
Grand Union Main Line: Stockers Lock No 82 Narrowboat Elizabeth
Grand Union Main Line: Braunston Bottom Lock No 1 Working boats passing Maid Mary-Shauna
Grand Union Main Line: Aspley Bottom Lock No 67 Nb Naughty Nell
Grand Union Main Line: Bulbourne Bridge No 133
Grand Union Main Line: Bulbourne Bridge No 133
Grand Union Main Line: Calcutt Top Lock No 1
Grand Union Main Line: Calcutt Top Lock No 1
Grand Union Main Line: Hanwell Bottom Lock No 97
Grand Union Main Line: Uxbridge Lock No 88 Alan Boswell and Linda Hamilton
Grand Union Main Line: Uxbridge Lock No 88 Uxbridge Boat Centre
Grand Union Main Line: Widewater Lock No 86 Harefield Marina
Grand Union Main Line: Widewater Lock No 86 Harefield Marina
Grand Union Main Line: Widewater Lock No 86 Harefield Marina
Grand Union Main Line: Cowroast Lock No 46 (Summit Lock) Cowroast Marina
Grand Union Main Line: Cowroast Lock No 46 (Summit Lock) Cowroast Marina
Grand Union Main Line: Whilton Bottom Lock No 13 Whilton Marina
Grand Union Main Line: Muscot Mill Bridge No 18 Whilton Marina
Grand Union Main Line: Muscot Mill Bridge No 18 Whilton Marina
Grand Union Main Line: Braunston Junction
Grand Union Main Line: Braunston Junction
Grand Union Main Line: Little Woolstone Bridge No 83
Grand Union Main Line: Yardley Bridge No 60 Kingfisher Marina - Kingfisher in dock
Grand Union Main Line: Yardley Bridge No 60 Kingfisher Marina
Grand Union Main Line: Yardley Bridge No 60 Kingfisher Marina
Grand Union Main Line: Braunston Bottom Lock No 1 The Admiral Nelson and Lock No 3.
Grand Union Main Line: Bulls Bridge Junction Paddington Arm roving bridge at night
Grand Union Main Line: Bulls Bridge Junction Grace moored outside Tesco's
Grand Union Main Line: Solomon's (or Cosgrove Ornamental) Bridge No 65
Grand Union Main Line: Osterley Lock No 98 Narrowboat "Gort" and butty "Saturn"
Grand Union Main Line: Osterley Lock No 98 Narrowboat "Gort" and butty "Saturn"
Grand Union Main Line: Blisworth Tunnel South End Narrowboat near
Grand Union Main Line: Blisworth Tunnel South End Narrowboat about to enter
Grand Union Main Line: Braunston Tunnel, East End Narrowboat about to enter
Grand Union Main Line: Braunston Bottom Lock No 1 The cabin of Fazley
Grand Union Main Line: Braunston Bottom Lock No 1 Mountbatten - Historic boats parade
Grand Union Main Line: Braunston Bottom Lock No 1 Monarch - Historic boats parade
Grand Union Main Line: Bascote Top Lock No (Staircase pair Nos 14 & 15)
Grand Union Main Line: Bascote Top Lock No (Staircase pair Nos 14 & 15)
Grand Union Main Line: Hatton Lock No 35 and Middle Lock Bridge
Grand Union Main Line - Braunston Raven near lock No 3
Grand Union Main Line: Old Linslade Bridge No 110 Globe Inn and Bridge 111

Related External Web Sites

IWA Chiltern Branch The Inland Waterways Association branch covering the Aylesbury Arm and adjacent parts of the Grand Union main line.
IWA Milton Keynes Branch The Inland Waterways Association branch covering the parts of the Grand Union main line.
IWA London Region The site of the Inland Waterways Association London Region.
Saisons Boat hire business that is run as part of the Canal Shop at Whilton Locks on the Grand Union Canal.
Calcutt Boats Boat Hire and marina facilities based on the Grand Union Canal near Napton.
Canalboat Holidays Ltd Narrowboat hire based at Weedon on the Grand Union Canal.
Canal Experience Run a range of courses for boaters on the Grand Union Canal and River Thames.
Blisworth Images A collection of old photographs of scenes in and around Blisworth, Northamptonshire,dating from as far back as 1880.
The Boat Inn An independent free house opposite the Canal Museum at Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire
Wharf House Narrowboats A builder of distinctive and bespoke narrowboats situated in an historic canalside building at the Bottom Lock in Braunston.
The South West Herts Narrowboat Project Provides a 12 berth narrowboat, based on the Grand Union Canal at Hunton Bridge, for the use of all community and youth groups.
Wyvern Shipping Co Ltd Narrowboat hire based at Leighton Buzzard on the Grand Union Canal.
Braunston Marina Ltd Boat Brokerage and marina services.
Kate Boats Well established firm of boatbuilders and hire boat operators.
Whilton Marina Boat Brokerage and marina facilities.
Blisworth Tunnel Boats Narrowboat hire on the Grand Union Canal
Union Canal Carriers Ltd. The Adventures fleet of 2-12 berth boats for everyone from a small family to a large school party.
Stephen Goldsbrough Boats Boatbuilding and boatyard services.
Cowroast Marinas Marina Services and boat sales based at Cowroast on the Grand Union and Fenny Compton on the Oxford Canal.
Harefield Marina Boat sales and marina services.
The Canal Museum - Stoke Bruerne Not a large museum but packed with interest, inside and out, and close to locks and Blisworth Tunnel.
Canaltime Timeshare narrowboats.
The Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust Promoting the development of a Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway.
Copt Heath Wharf Barston Lane near Catherine de Barnes, Solihull, West Midlands.
Braunston - Welcome A lot of information about Braunston and the area around including the canals and boating activities.
Denham Marina Chandlery & services of every description for Inland Boaters.
The Stockton Dry Dock Company Boatbuilding and dry dock services on the Grand Union Canal.
DB Boat Fitting Boat fitters base at Braunston.
Black Buoy Cruising Club Based near Knowle on the Grand Union Canal
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.
IWA Northampton Branch The Northampton Branch of the Inland Waterways Association.
Cosgrove Narrowboat Company Cruising the Grand Union on a trip boat based at Cosgrove.
London's Inland Waterways A towpath and cruising guide.
Busy Boats offering cruises along the Grand Union Canal, from their base at Bugbrook, Northamptonshire.
Willowbridge Enterprises Boatyard services at Milton Keynes.
David Thomas Boat Builder Builds the traditional style narrowboats and Dutch-style narrowboats
Narrowboat Raymond Raymond was the last wooden butty to be built at Braunston and probably the last wooden working boat built anywhere.
Castle Wharf A site which contains details of this project set up to enhance the amenity value of the canal and riverside through Berkhamsted for both citizens and visitors
Bluewater Boats Ltd Boatbuilder based at Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
The Saltisford Canal Trust This arm is all that remains of the Warwick terminus of the Warwick and Birmingham Canal. Restored from dereliction between 1982 and 1988 by the Trust.
The Canal Shop - Whilton Chandlery Situated alongside the bottom lock of Buckby Flight of the Grand Union Canal.
Delta Marine Services Specialist Boatbuilders of Wide Beam River Barges and of Narrowboats.
The Rickmansworth Waterways Trust The Trust is a registered charity aiming to promote interest in the Grand Union Canal and its environs in Rickmansworth Hertfordshire
The National Waterways Museum The major waterways museums located at Gloucester Docks, Ellesmere Port and Stoke Bruerne.
Warwick Wanderer Day boat hire based on the Grand Union Canal between Hatton and Napton Junction close to Leamington Spa.
Ventnor Farm Marina Situated at Calcutt Lane, Stockton, near Rugby in Warwickshire on the Grand Union Canal.
Blisworth Marina Blisworth Marina is situated on the outskirts of Blisworth village in Northamptonshire at Gayton Junction on the Grand Union Canal.
The Malt Shovel By Cowley Lock on the Grand Union Canal.
The Blue Lias Inn A pub with moorings at the bottom of Stockton Locks on the Grand Union Canal.
Narrowboat Inn Canalside at Stowe Hill, near Weedon, on the Grand Union Canal.
Thrupp Wharf Marina A family run marina on the Grand Union Canal, adjacent to the Navigation Inn in South Northamptonshire near to the village of Cosgrove, just north of Milton Keynes.

Related Cruising Logs

Other Related Pages

Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions: Brentford to Camp Hill Top Lock: Length 72 foot, beam 14 foot. Camp Hill Top Lock to Salford Junction: Length 72 foot, beam 6 foot 10 inches. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page

Grand Union Main Line: Table of distances		Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Salford Bridge Junction	Junctions with Tame Valley Canal and Birmingham and Fazeley Canal Junction with the Tame Valley Canal and the Brimingham and Fazeley Canal	0	0	N	SP097900	139
Salford Shallow Lock No 64	Also known as Nechells Shallow	0.1	1	N	SP097898	139
Aston Church Road Bridge		0.6	1	N	SP095890	139
Saltley Viaduct No 108	Railway Bridge	1.1	1	N	SP093884	139
Garrison Bottom Lock No 63		1.4	2	N	SP093883	139
Duddeston Mill Road Bridge No 106		1.5	2	N	SP094882	139
Garrison Fourth Lock No 62		1.6	3	N	SP094878	139
Garrison Third Lock No 61		1.8	4	N	SP094875	139
Garrison Second Lock No 60	Landor Street Bridge No 105	1.9	5	N	SP092872	139
Garrison Top Lock No 59	Total fall for whole Garrison locks flight - 35' 1"	2	6	N	SP092870	139
Garrison Lane Bridge No 103		2.3	6	N	SP088868	139
Watery Lane Bridge No 99		2.5	6	N	SP085865	139
Bordesley Junction	Junction with Digbeth Branch Canal Junction with Digbeth Branch of BCN	2.6	6	N	SP084864	139
Camphill Bottom Lock No 57	Followed by Adderley Street Bridge No 94	2.6	7	N	SP084863	139
Camphill Fifth Lock No 56		2.8	8	N	SP084861	139
Camphill Lock No 55	Coventry Road Bridge No 93	2.9	9	N	SP085857	139
Camphill Locks Nos 52 (Top) to 54	Fall for Whole Camphill Flight 39' 11"	3	12	N	SP086856	139
Jenkins Street Bridge No 91		3.4	12	N	SP089854	139
Golden Hillock Bridge No 89		3.9	12	N	SP096848	139
Redfern Road Bridge No 86		4.8	12	N	SP111846	139
Tyseley Wharf		5.3	12	N	SP117844	139
Yardley Bridge No 86A		5.9	12	N	SP120843	139
Lincoln Road Bridge No 85	Olton	6.9	12	N	SP130830	139
Richmond Road Bridge No 84	Olton Station 200 yards to the south	7.1	12	N	SP133825	139
Dove House Lane Bridge No 82	Ulverley Green	8.1	12	N	SP146817	139
Rowwood Bridge No 80		8.6	12	N	SP154812	139
Elmdon Heath Iron Bridge No 79		9.1	12	N	SP160807	139
Catherine de Barnes Bridge No 78	Catherine de Barnes Heath	10.5	12	N	SP180803	139
Henwood Bridge No 77		11.1	12	N	SP180795	139
Barston Lane Bridge No 76	M42 Motorway Bridge just north	11.6	12	N	SP178788	139
Copt Heath Bridge No 75	Copt Heath village half a mile south	12	12	N	SP179783	139
Waterfield Bridge No 73		12.6	12	N	SP186776	139
Kixley Bridge No 72	Kixley Wharf, Knowle a quarter of a mile south.	13	12	N	SP188770	139
Kenilworth Road Bridge No 71	Knowle a quarter of a mile west	13.4	12	N	SP189765	139
Knowle Top Lock No 51	Locks 48 to 50 follow.	13.5	13	N	SP189764	139
Knowle Bottom Lock No 47	Knowle locks fall for the whole flight 42'	13.8	17	N	SP190761	139
Heronfield Bridge No 70		14.3	17	N	SP190751	139
Baker's Lane Bridge No 68		14.9	17	N	SP192741	139
Rising Bridge No 66		16	17	N	SP193722	139
Kingswood Bridge No 65		16.9	17	N	SP190709	139
Kingswood Junction	Junction with Stratford upon Avon Canal - Kingswood Branch Junction with the Stratford-on-Avon Canal	17.1	17	N	SP188707	139
Turners Green Bridge No 63		17.9	17	N	SP193697	139
Rowington Hill Bridge No 62		18.5	17	N	SP202690	151
Shrewley Tunnel (NW end)		20.3	17	N	SP213672	151
Hatton Station Bridge No 56		21.1	17	N	SP223664	151
Hatton Top Lock No 46	Locks 43 to 45 follow	22.1	18	N	SP240668	151
Hatton Lock No 42	Locks 36 to 41 follow	22.4	22	N	SP242668	151
Hatton Lock No 35 and Middle Lock Bridge	Locks 32 to 34 follow	22.8	29	N	SP249666	151
Hatton Lock No 31 and Ugly Bridge No 52	Locks 27 to 30 follow	23.1	33	N	SP255663	151
Hatton Bottom Lock No 26	Total fall for the whole Hatton Flight 146' 6"	24	38	N	SP267655	151
A46 Road Bridge		24.1	38	N	SP268655	151
Budbrooke Junction	Junction with branch to Saltisford, Warwick	24.4	38	N	SP270655	151
Cape Top Lock No 25	Warwick Centre three-quarters of a mile from Bridge No 50 (Wedgnock Park)	24.9	39	N	SP277661	151
Cape Bottom Lock No 24		25	40	N	SP279661	151
Coventry Road Bridge No 49	Warwick centre half a mile due south.	25.6	40	N	SP288659	151
Emscote Bridge No 46	A445 Road Bridge	26.1	40	N	SP297655	151
Avon Aqueduct		26.4	40	N	SP300654	151
Leam Bridge No 44	A425 Road Bridge	26.8	40	N	SP305651	151
Bishop Tachbrook Bridge No 41	A452 Road Bridge, Leamington Spa	27.6	40	N	SP318651	151
Clemens Street Bridge No 40		27.9	40	N	SP320650	151
Radford Road Bridge No 35	A425 Road Bridge	29.1	40	N	SP339649	151
Radford Bottom Lock No 23		29.9	41	N	SP352649	151
Fosse Bottom Lock No 22		30.4	42	N	SP360646	151
Fosse Middle Lock No 21		30.6	43	N	SP363644	151
Fosse Top Lock No 20		30.9	44	N	SP367642	151
Wood Lock No 19		31.5	45	N	SP376638	151
Welsh Road Lock No 18	Welsh Road Bridge No 30.	32.1	46	N	SP386640	151
Bascote Bottom Lock No 17		32.5	47	N	SP392641	151
Bascote Top Lock No (Staircase pair Nos 14 & 15)	Fall for whole Bascote Flight (4 locks) is 26' 8"	32.8	50	N	SP396641	151
Cuttle Bridge No 25, Long Itchington	A423 Road Bridge	34.3	50	N	SP417646	151
Itchington Bottom Lock No 13		34.5	51	N	SP419646	151
Stockton Bottom Lock No 12	Junction with Kayes Arm	34.8	52	N	SP423647	151
Stockton Lock No 11	Stockton Bridge No 23	34.9	53	N	SP427647	151
Stockton Top Lock No 4	Total fall for the whole Stockton Flight 54' 8"	35.4	60	N	SP434650	151
Birdingbury Bridge No 21		35.6	60	N	SP438652	151
Gibraltar Bridge No 20		36.4	60	N	SP447646	151
Calcutt Bottom Lock No 3		37.9	61	N	SP468635	151
Calcutt Top Lock No 1	Total fall for the whole Calcutt flight 16' 3"	38	63	N	SP468633	151
Napton Junction	Junction with Oxford Canal (Southern Section) Junction with the Oxford Canal	38.5	63	N	SP468624	151
Lower Shuckburgh Bridge No 104		40	63	N	SP490628	151
Flecknoe Bridge No 102		41.3	63	N	SP504640	151
Wolfhampcote Bridge No 100		42.8	63	N	SP525654	151
Braunston Junction	Junction with Oxford Canal (Northern Section) Junction with Oxford Canal Northern Section	43.5	63	N	SP532660	152
Braunston Bottom Lock No 1	Bridge No 2, Locks Nos 2 to 5 follow.	44.3	64	N	SP545659	152
Braunston Top Lock No 6	Total Fall for the whole Braunston flight 35' 6"	44.8	69	N	SP553656	152
Braunston Tunnel, West End		45.1	69	N	SP557654	152
Braunston Tunnel, East End		46.3	69	N	SP575651	152
Welton Bridge No 6	Welton village half a mile north	46.5	69	N	SP578650	152
Water Lane Bridge No 9		47.8	69	N	SP598654	152
Norton Junction	Junction with Grand Union Leicester Section Junction with the Grand Union Leicester Section.	48	69	N	SP602656	152
Buckby Top Lock No 7	Bridge No 11	48.3	70	N	SP605656	152
Daventry Road Bridge No 13	Long Buckby 2 miles north-east	48.8	71	N	SP612654	152
Long Buckby Lock No 9	Railway Bridge	48.9	72	N	SP614652	152
Buckby Bottom Lock No 11	Total fall for the Buckby flight 45'	49.3	74	N	SP617646	152
Whilton Bottom Lock No 13		49.5	76	N	SP618642	152
Muscot Mill Bridge No 18		50.3	76	N	SP621632	152
Brockhall Bridge No 19		50.6	76	N	SP625626	152
Watling Street Bridge No 22		51.5	76	N	SP626614	152
Dodford Road Bridge No 23		52	76	N	SP625606	152
Weedon Station Bridge No 24	A45 Road Bridge	52.8	76	N	SP629599	152
Stowe Hill Bridge No 26	A5 Watling Street	53.8	76	N	SP640589	152
Flore Lane Bridge No 27		54.1	76	N	SP644591	152
High House Bridge No 29		54.5	76	N	SP651590	152
Heyford Bridge No 32	Nether Heyford village half a mile north-east	55.5	76	N	SP654579	152
Bugbrooke Bridge No 36	Bugbrooke village half a mile east	56.9	76	N	SP671569	152
Bugbrooke Valley Aqueduct		57.1	76	N	SP673566	152
Banbury Lane Bridge No 43		58.9	76	N	SP697557	152
Wright's Lane Bridge No 45		59.3	76	N	SP704557	152
Gayton Junction	Junction with Grand Union Northampton Branch Junction with the Grand Union Northampton Branch.	60.4	76	N	SP719550	152
Railway Bridge (Euston to Crewe main line)		60.9	76	N	SP722544	152
Blisworth Bridge No 51	Blisworth Mill. Blisworth village on east bank.	61.5	76	N	SP723533	152
Blisworth Tunnel North End		62	76	N	SP729528	152
Blisworth Tunnel South End		63.8	76	N	SP738502	152
Stoke Bruerne Top Lock No 14	Bridge No 53 and Waterways Museum	64.3	77	N	SP743499	152
Stoke Bruerne Lock No 15		64.5	78	N	SP744496	152
Stoke Bruerne Lock No 18	Stratford Road Bridge No 54	64.8	81	N	SP748492	152
Stoke Bruerne Bottom Lock No 20	Bridge 54A	65	83	N	SP750489	152
Grafton Bridge No 57	Grafton Regis half a mile south-west	66.5	83	N	SP761472	152
Yardley Bridge No 60	Yardley Wharf. Yardley Gobion half a mile south.	67.9	83	N	SP767453	152
Castlethorpe Bridge No 64	Castlethorpe Wharf. Castlethorpe village three-quarters of a mile north-east.	69.8	83	N	SP787436	152
Solomon's (or Cosgrove Ornamental) Bridge No 65	Cosgrove Village by canal.	70.5	83	N	SP792427	152
Cosgrove Lock no 21	Junction with the Old Stratford Branch	70.9	84	N	SP795422	152
Wolverton Aqueduct	Over the Great Ouse	71.3	84	N	SP800417	152
Galleon Bridge No 68	Old Wolverton	71.8	84	N	SP805413	152
Wolverton Bridge No 71	Wolverton Station	72.6	84	N	SP820413	152
Bradwell Bridge No 72	Bradwell Wharf. New Bradwell on north bank.	73.6	84	N	SP831413	152
Newport Pagnell Road Bridge No 74		74.1	84	N	SP836417	152
Stantonbury Bridge No 75		74.8	84	N	SP837424	152
Newport Pagnell Road Bridge No 76		75.3	84	N	SP845423	152
Linford Bridge No 77	Former junction with the Newport Pagnell Canal	75.8	84	N	SP854424	152
Willen Road Bridge No 79		76.6	84	N	SP860416	152
Willen Bridge No 81	Willen Village half a mile north-east	77.6	84	N	SP870406	152
Little Woolstone Bridge No 83	Little Woolstone a quarter of a mile east.	78.8	84	N	SP871391	152
Bowler's Bridge No 91	Simpson Village	81	84	N	SP880363	152
Fenny Stratford Lock No 22	Fenny Stratford Wharves	82.3	85	N	SP883344	152
Watling Street Bridge No 96	A5 Fenny Stratford	82.5	85	N	SP886338	165
Water Eaton Bridge No 98		83.3	85	N	SP881329	152
Orchard Mill Bridge No 102	Great Brickhill 1 mile east	84.5	85	N	SP882309	152
Stoke Hammond Lock No 23	Bridge No 104	85.3	86	N	SP886299	165
Soulbury Bottom Lock No 24		86.4	87	N	SP890284	165
Soulbury Top Lock No 26	Three Locks Bridge	86.5	89	N	SP892283	165
Old Linslade Bridge No 110	Old Linslade Wharf	88	89	N	SP909269	165
Leighton Lock No 27		89.3	90	N	SP918262	165
Leighton Buzzard Bridge No 114		90	90	N	SP915250	165
Grove Lock No 28		91.4	91	N	SP915230	165
Church Lock No 29	Bridge No 116	92	92	N	SP921224	165
Slapton Lock No 30	Slapton Bridge No 120. Slapton village half a mile north-east.	93.8	93	N	SP929202	165
Horton Lock No 31	Bridge No 121	94.3	94	N	SP931193	165
Ivinghoe Bottom Lock No 32		94.9	95	N	SP932185	165
Ivinghoe Top Lock No 33	Bridge No 122	95	96	N	SP933182	165
Seabrook Bottom Lock No 34		95.6	97	N	SP934172	165
Seabrook Top Lock No 36		96.3	99	N	SP930167	165
Chedington Bridge No 126	Cheddington Wharf	96.6	99	N	SP927161	165
Marsworth Lock No 37		97.3	100	N	SP924153	165
Marsworth Lock No 38		97.4	101	N	SP923152	165
Marsworth Junction	Junction with Grand Union Aylesbury Branch Junction with the Grand Union Aylesbury Branch.	98.1	101	N	SP918143	165
Marsworth Lock No 39 (Startop's End)	Marsworth Bridge No 132	98.3	102	N	SP919148	165
Marsworth Lock No 40		98.5	103	N	SP921139	165
Marsworth Top Lock No 45	Junction with Grand Union Wendover Branch Bulbourne Junction with Wendover Feeder Branch	99	108	N	SP928138	165
Bulbourne Bridge No 133	Bulbourne Depot and BWB Workshops	99.3	108	N	SP932136	165
Tring Cutting Bridge No 134		99.9	108	N	SP939128	165
Tring Station Bridge No 135		100.6	108	N	SP948120	165
New Ground Bridge No 136		101.5	108	N	SP954110	165
Cowroast Lock No 46 (Summit Lock)	Bridge No 137	102	109	N	SP957103	165
Dunswell Top Lock No 47		102.5	110	N	SP963098	165
Dudswell Bottom Lock No 48	Bridge No 138	102.6	111	N	SP965097	165
Northchurch Top Lock No 49	Bridge No 139	103.4	112	N	SP974090	165
Bushes Lock No 50		103.8	113	N	SP979085	165
Northchurch Bottom Lock No 52		104.3	115	N	SP986083	165
Berkhamsted Top Lock No 53	Berkhamsted Station Bridge	104.6	116	N	SP991080	165
Berkhamsted Bottom Lock No 55	Lock 55 called Rising Sun Lock, No 54 Ravens Lane Lock.	105.1	118	N	SP997076	165
Top Side Lock No 56	Bourne End Locks Nos 56 to 59	105.8	119	N	TL005072	166
Bottom Side Lock No 57		106	120	N	TL009069	166
Sewer Lock No 58		106.3	121	N	TL012067	166
Bourne End Bottom Lock No 59	Bridge No 146	106.9	122	N	TL020064	166
Winkwell Top Lock No 60		107.1	123	N	TL024063	166
Winkwell Bottom Lock No 61		107.4	124	N	TL028063	166
Boxmoor Top Lock No 62		107.9	125	N	TL035062	166
Fishery Lock No 63	Boxmoor, Bridge 149	108.3	126	N	TL042061	166
Station Road Bridge No 150	Hemel Hempstead	108.6	126	N	TL048061	166
Boxmoor Bottom Lock No 64		108.9	127	N	TL052060	166
Two Waters Road Bridge No 151	Hemel Hempstead Town Centre a quarter of a mile north.	109	127	N	TL054060	166
Aspley Top Lock No 65	Bridge No 153	109.5	128	N	TL061053	166
Aspley Lock No 66		109.6	129	N	TL063051	166
Aspley Bottom Lock No 67	Aspley Mill	109.9	130	N	TL064047	166
Nash Mill Top Lock No 68	Nash Mill	110.3	131	N	TL068045	166
Nash Mill Bottom Lock No 69	Red Lion Lane Bridge No 155	110.5	132	N	TL069043	166
Kings Langley Lock No 69A	Kings Langley Mill	111.5	133	N	TL075028	166
Home Park Mill Lock No 70	Bridge No 159	112	134	N	TL077021	166
Home Park Farm Lock No 71		112.6	135	N	TL080012	166
Hunton Bridge Top Lock No 72	Hunton Bridge Mill	113.3	136	N	TL082003	166
Hunton Bridge Bottom Lock No 73		113.4	137	N	TL083001	166
Capel's Lock No 74		114	138	N	TQ085991	176
Grove Ornamental Bridge No 164		114.3	138	N	TQ086988	176
Grove Mill Bridge No 165		114.4	138	N	TQ088986	176
Cassiobury Park Top Lock No 75		114.9	139	N	TQ089982	176
Cassiobury Park Lock No 76		115	140	N	TQ088980	176
Iron Bridge Lock No 77	Bridge No 167, Cassiobury Park, Watford.	115.4	141	N	TQ088973	176
Cassiobridge Lock No 78		116.1	142	N	TQ088962	176
Cassiobridge, Watford, No 169	A412 Road Bridge	116.3	142	N	TQ088959	176
Common Moor Lock No 79	Bridge No 170, Croxley Green.	117	143	N	TQ081952	166
Lot Mead Lock No 80		117.8	144	N	TQ072943	166
Batchworth Lock No 81		118.4	145	N	TQ062940	176
Batchworth Junction	Junction with Grand Union Rickmansworth Branch Junction with the Rickmansworth Branch	118.5	145	N	TQ062940	176
Stockers Lock No 82	Bridge No 175	119.3	146	N	TQ052935	176
Springwell Lock No 83	Bridge No 176	120	147	N	TQ043929	176
Copper Mill Lock No 84		121	148	N	TQ040914	176
Troy Junction	Junction with the private Troy Branch	121.4	148	N	TQ041907	176
Black Jack's Lock No 85	Bridge No 178	121.6	149	N	TQ042904	176
Widewater Lock No 86	Also called Harefield Moor Lock, Bridge No 180	122.8	150	N	TQ049887	176
Debenham Lock No 87	Aqueduct over Frays River	124.3	151	N	TQ052862	176
Oxford road Bridge (A40)		124.6	151	N	TQ052856	176
Uxbridge Lock No 88		125.3	152	N	TQ052848	176
Bridge No 185, Uxbridge		125.4	152	N	TQ052844	176
Dolphin Bridge No 186		125.9	152	N	TQ049837	176
Cowley Lock No 89	Cowley Road Bridge No 188	126.9	153	N	TQ051821	176
Packet Boat Bridge No 190		127.6	153	N	TQ053812	176
Cowley Peachey Junction	Junction with Grand Union Slough Branch Junction with the Slough Branch	127.8	153	N	TQ055809	176
Trout Bridge No 191		127.8	153	N	TQ057804	176
Yiewsley High Street Bridge No 192	West Drayton Station	128.1	153	N	TQ060802	176
Stockley Road Bridge No 195	Also called Starveall Bridge	129.1	153	N	TQ076798	176
Woolpack Bridge No 198		129.9	153	N	TQ088800	176
Workhouse Bridge No 199		130.3	153	N	TQ093798	176
Hayes Station Road Bridge No 200		130.5	153	N	TQ097795	176
Bulls Bridge Junction	Junction with Grand Union Paddington Branch Junction with the Paddington Branch	131.1	153	N	TQ106791	176
Western Road Bridge No 201		131.6	153	N	TQ112788	176
North Hyde Bridge No 202		132.1	153	N	TQ120785	176
Wolf Bridge No 203		132.6	153	N	TQ127788	176
Norwood Top Lock No 90	Glade Bridge No 204	133.3	154	N	TQ136793	176
Norwood Lock No 91		133.4	155	N	TQ139795	176
Three Bridges No 205	Also called Windmill Bridge)	133.6	155	N	TQ142796	176
Hanwell Top Lock No 92	Locks 93 to 96 follow	133.8	156	N	TQ144797	176
Hanwell Bottom Lock No 97	The River Brent	134.1	161	N	TQ150795	176
Osterley Lock No 98		135	162	N	TQ158788	176
M4 Motorway Bridge		135.1	162	N	TQ159786	176
Gallows Bridge No 207		135.5	162	N	TQ162582	187
Clitheroe's Lock No 99		135.8	163	N	TQ166780	176
Great West Road Bridge No 208		136.1	163	N	TQ169777	176
Brentford Gauging Lock No 100	Brentford Wharves and Warehouses	136.5	164	N	TQ173772	176
Thames Locks No 101	Dock Road Bridge, Brentford	137	165	N	TQ178772	176
Junction with River Thames	Junction with River Thames	137.1	165	N	TQ181773	176

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.