2013

TQ2482 : Grand Union Canal Walk, Kilburn

taken 10 years ago, near to Kilburn, Brent, England

Grand Union Canal Walk, Kilburn
Grand Union Canal Walk, Kilburn
Grand Union Canal Walk

A 145 mile walk following the Grand Union Canal. This first national waterways walk was created as part of the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the creation of the canal companies that later formed the Grand Union Canal. Being almost entirely towpath it provides much for those interested in canal history.
From the centre of London at Little Venice the canal heads to Slough and then through Hertfordshire and the Chilterns to Tring. Apart from the stretch through Milton Keynes the route is then largely rural passing the Canal Museum at Stoke Bruerne to Leamington Spa and Warwick. The final stretch is through the suburbs of Birmingham. Logo, see TQ1678 : Three walk logos, Gallows Bridge

The Grand Union Canal

The Grand Union is a 137 mile (220km), 166 lock, 2 tunnel canal running between Brentford in London and Birmingham. It is the longest canal in Britain, and has 11 main arms and junctions. It takes over a week to navigate.

The Leicester arm branches off at Norton Junction and runs 66 miles long through 59 locks (including 2 staircase locks at Foxton) and 2 tunnels to Leicester where it continues into the River Soar.

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TQ2482, 379 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 9 November, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 16 January, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2422 8235 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:31.5846N 0:12.6456W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2420 8235
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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