2017

TQ0490 : Keeper's Cottage, Black Jack's Lock

taken 7 years ago, near to Harefield, Hillingdon, England

Keeper's Cottage, Black Jack's Lock
Keeper's Cottage, Black Jack's Lock
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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Geographical Context: Housing, Dwellings Canals
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TQ0490, 162 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 12 April, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 12 October, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 0428 9035 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:36.1407N 0:29.7425W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 0430 9036
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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