Grand Union Main Line Northern section, locks 24 - 46: Warwick to Knowle
The Grand Union Canal Main Line runs for 137 miles through 166 locks from Brentford on the River Thames to Salford Junction in the north east of Birmingham. All the locks are double width locks except the final 11 locks in Birmingham. The locks on the Knowle flight are the first double width locks heading south from Birmingham.
The Grand Union Canal was formed in 1929 from many separate canal systems. The Main Line itself was formed from the following four canals:
- Birmingham & Warwick Junction Canal (Salford to Bordesley)
- Warwick & Birmingham Canal (Bordesely to Warwick)
- Warwick & Napton Canal (Warwick to Napton)
- Grand Junction Canal (Brentford to Braunston)
There is a five mile section from Braunston to Napton which is actually the Oxford canal. This section was never bought by the Grand Union Canal Company.
Locks 24 & 25 Cape locks (14' 4")
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Lock 25 Cape Top lock |
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Lock 26 Hatton Bottom lock |
Lock 27 |
Lock 27 |
Lock 28 |
Lock 28 |
Lock 29 |
Lock 29 |
Lock 30 |
Lock 30 |
Lock 31 |
Lock 31 |
Lock 32 |
Lock 32 |
Lock 33 |
Lock 33 |
Lock 34 |
Lock 34 |
Lock 35 |
Lock 36 |
Lock 36 |
Lock 37 |
Lock 37 |
Lock 38 |
Lock 39 |
Lock 39 |
Lock 40 |
Lock 40 |
Lock 41 |
Lock 41 |
Lock 42 |
Lock 43 |
Lock 44 |
Lock 45 |
Lock 46 Hatton Top lock |
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