A flight of locks

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Hatton Locks (21 locks)


The twenty one lock Hatton Flight raises the level by 146 feet over two miles. The canal opened in 1799 as the Warwick & Birmingham Canal later becoming the Grand Union Canal in 1929. In the early 1930s the locks were widened to accommodate pairs of 14 foot wide boats to compete with road and rail for transport of freight. The original locks can be seen adjacent. Locks and bridges were constructed in concrete, the modern material of the period.

SP2665 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No 26 - Hatton Bottom Lock by John M SP2665 : Hatton bottom lock by E Gammie SP2665 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No. 27 by John M SP2665 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No. 28 by John M
SP2665 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No. 29 by John M SP2566 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No. 30 by John M SP2566 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No. 31 by John M SP2566 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No. 32 by John M
SP2566 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No. 33 by John M SP2566 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No. 34 by John M SP2566 : Grand Union Canal by Nigel Mykura SP2566 : Grand Union Canal by Nigel Mykura
SP2566 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No. 35 by John M SP2566 : Lock No 35, Hatton flight, Grand Union Canal by Dr Neil Clifton SP2466 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No. 36 by John M SP2466 : Grand Union Canal by Nigel Mykura
SP2466 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No. 37 by John M SP2466 : Grand Union Canal by Nigel Mykura SP2466 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No. 38 by John M SP2466 : Grand Union Canal by Nigel Mykura
SP2466 : Mooring bollard, Lock 38, Grand Union Canal by Nigel Mykura SP2466 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No. 39 by John M SP2466 : Grand Union Canal by Nigel Mykura SP2466 : Grand Union Canal by Nigel Mykura
SP2466 : Grand Union Canal by Nigel Mykura SP2466 : Lock 40, Hatton Flight by David Martin SP2466 : Grand Union Canal by Nigel Mykura SP2466 : Grand Union Canal by Nigel Mykura
SP2466 : Grand Union Canal by Nigel Mykura SP2466 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No. 42 by John M SP2466 : Grand Union Canal by Nigel Mykura SP2466 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No 43 by John M
SP2466 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No 44 by John M SP2466 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No 45 by John M SP2366 : Grand Union Canal - Lock No 46 - Hatton Top Lock by John M

Basford Locks (4 locks)


The short flight of four locks near Long Itchington in Warwickshire includes a staircase of two, in which the bottom gates of the upper lock are also the top gates of the lock below it. The flight provides a rise of 26ft 9in (about 8.2 metres) eastwards.

The Warwick and Napton Canal was formally opened on 19 December 1799 but actually open for trade on 19 March 1800. It became one of the eight canals merged into the Grand Union in 1929.


The staircase, Locks 14 and 15
SP3964 : Bascote top lock by Andy F SP3964 : Bascote Locks No 14, near Long Itchington, Warwickshire by Roger  D Kidd SP3964 : Grand Union Canal - Bascote top lock 'riser' by Andy F SP3964 : Bascote Staircase Locks (1) , Warwickshire by Roger  D Kidd SP3964 : Bascote Staircase Locks (2) , Warwickshire by Roger  D Kidd
SP3964 : Bascote Locks, Grand Union Canal (1) by Dr Neil Clifton SP3964 : Bascote Locks No 15, near Long Itchington, Warwickshire by Roger  D Kidd SP3964 : Bascote Staircase Locks, Warwickshire by Roger  D Kidd SP3964 : Bascote Staircase Locks, Warwickshire by Roger  D Kidd

Lock No 16
SP3964 : Bascote Locks near Long Itchington, Warwickshire by Roger  D Kidd SP3964 : Bascote Locks No 16, near Long Itchington, Warwickshire by Roger  D Kidd SP3964 : Paddle gear and balance beam, Bascote Locks No 16, Warwickshire by Roger  D Kidd

Bottom Lock No 17
SP3964 : Bascote Locks No 17, near Long Itchington, Warwickshire by Roger  D Kidd SP3964 : Bascote Bottom Lock No 17, Warwickshire by Roger  D Kidd

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