2009

SP8608 : The Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal

taken 17 years ago, near to Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England

The Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal
The Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal
This sign was erected to record the Arm's 200th Anniversary.

Photographs of interesting features all along the canal will appear in the following geographs.

SP8608 The Towpath is part of the Aylesbury Ring Walk. This section starts with the former Wendover Wharf and a winding hole, and also includes a wooden footbridge on the site of an earlier railway bridge LinkExternal link
SP8609 This section provides a pleasant stream-side walk with extensive marsh on The Wides (spreading into SP0709 and crossed by the Perch Bridge).
SP8610 A pleasant rural chalk stream with no particular canal features.
SP8710 Passes through the village of Halton, with a modern road bridge and a highly ornate bridge built by the Rothschilds of Halton House. It also includes Harelane Bridge.
SP8810 A pleasant rural chalk stream with no particular canal features.
SP8811 This disused section of the canal includes “The Narrows” and Wellonhead Bridge
SP8911 This section of the canal is watered, with fields on one side and 20 century house (Aston Clinton) on the other. At Buckland Wharf there are two road bridges which will be an obstacle to navigation when Phase II to reopening the canal is completed.
SP9011 This includes the section of the canal which was relocated and refurbished with the building of the Aston Clinton Bypass. It includes an original road bridge at Drayton Beauchamp.
SP9012 This section is in the process of being restored. The first short section was filled in November 2007 and work is continuing back towards Little Tring.
SP9112 Currently (2009) the “dry” section of the canal is a ditch of glutinous mud which has been bridged by a footbridge (No 4) in order to keep an existing right of way open. It also includes the end of the watered section of the canal, including the recently opened winding hole, the rebuilt little Tring Bridge, the site of the old stop lock and the Little Tring Pumping Station.
SP9113 A short section of the canal which is currently being restored. At the eastern end the old canal trench was used as the town refuse dump in the early 20th century.
SP9212 This section includes the Tring Feeder and the site of Bushell's Wharf. The annual Wendover Arm Festival is held in a field adjoining the canal.
SP9213 Features here include Tring Wharf at New Mill, the humpbacked bridge at New Mill, and the inflow from Tring sewerage works. At the north-east end it joins the Grand Union Canal at the Tring Summit.
Wendover Arm, Grand Union Canal

The Wendover Arm was planned as a feeder to supply water to the Tring Summit of the Grand Junction Canal (now the Grand Union Canal). It was completed as a navigable canal in 1797 and operated as such throughout the 19th century. However the canal leaked water and was closed early in the 20th century, and the water was piped into the reservoirs at Tring. As a result the route of the canal currently splits into three sections:
From Wendover to Drayton Beauchamp (via Halton and Buckland Wharf) the old canal channel carries what is, in environmental terms, a very healthy chalk stream. Because of the minimal human disturbance it supports a wide range of animal and plant species.
Between Drayton Beauchamp and Little Tring the canal channel is currently being relined so that it can be re-watered – allowing canal boats to travel to Buckland Wharf, where low road bridges currently prevent further progress. This work is being carried out by the Wendover Arm Trust LinkExternal link
Between Little Tring and the Tring Summit of the Grand Union Canal the canal is fully navigable, and a short section has recently been reopened to provide a winding hole. This section gives great pleasure to those who travel in barges but is environmentally far less interesting than the Wendover end because passing barges stir up the mud.


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Category: Canal
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Aylesbury Road in Wendover [8] · Railway Crossing [8] · Water [6] · Grand Union Canal [6] · Railway Bridge [6] · Stream [6] · Wendover Wharf [4] · Old Canal [3] · Winding Hole [2] · Town Houses [2] Other Photos: · Wendover Arm: The Water Flow Gauge · Wendover Arm: The Start of the Grand Union Canal Walk · Wendover Arm: Looking towards the Winding Hole · Wendover Arm: Head of the Wendover Arm · Wendover Arm: The Paddocks, Wendover · Wendover Arm: Fallen Tree in the Canal · Top Duck of the Wendover Arm · Wendover Arm: The Heron Stream · Wendover Arm: Along the Canal-side Footpath · Wendover Arm: Reed Beds in the Canal · Wendover Arm: Ripples on the canal · Wendover Arm: Reed beds in the Canal · Wendover Arm: View across the canal towards Aston Hill · Wendover Arm: Negotiating the Railway Crossing · Wendover Arm - The Footbridge at Railway Crossing · The Footpath beyond the Railway Crossing · Wendover Arm: A section of the disused canal at Halton · Wendover Arm: The Disused Canal and Towpath near Little Tring · Wendover Arm: A New Wooden Footbridge over the Canal · Wendover Arm: The Canal Bed looking towards Drayton Beauchamp · Wilstone Reservoir from the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal · Wendover Arm: The Canal East of Hare Bridge (No 8), Halton · Weston Turville Reservoir · Wendover Arm: The Reed-fringed Canal and adjacent Housing at Aston Clinton · Wendover Arm: Houses line the North Bank of the Canal at Aston Clinton · Wendover Arm: A heavily used walking (and cycling) route beside the disused canal · Wendover Arm: The Canal West of Bridge No 6 · Wendover Arm: Bridge No 6 and the Canal-side Footpath · Wendover Arm: The Canal-side footpath west of Canal Bridge No 6 · Wendover Arm: A Marshy Area · Wendover Arm: Just like a chalk stream · Wendover Arm: Backed by fields and the Chiltern Hills · Wendover Arm: The Southern End of “The Wides” · Wendover Arm; Sluice Gate · Wendover Arm: Stream Channel from Sluice Gate · A Coot ripples the Water of The Wendover Arm · Wendover Arm: “The Wides” almost choked with weeds · Wendover Arm: The Towpath runs past "The Wides" · Wendover Arm: The Wides – with nesting swan on the East bank · Wendover Arm : Approaching the Wides · Wendover Arm: Looking along the Towpath towards Perch Bridge · Wendover Arm: Perch Bridge (No 10) from the north · Wendover Arm – Reflections in the Water north of the Perch Bridge · Wendover Arm: North of Perch Bridge the Canal has woods on either side · Wendover Arm: The Canal gets wider · Wendover Arm: The Canal goes further round the bend ... · Wendover Arm: A Seat on the Towpath and a Footpath Junction · Wendover Arm: The Perch Meadows Housing Estate, from the Canal · Wendover Arm: The Canal runs by a large field · Wendover Arm: Cycling along the towpath · Wendover Arm: The short length refilled in 2007 · Wendover Arm: Work in progress relining the dry canal bed · The Road through the Village, Halton · Wendover Arm; Cycling along the Canal Towpath · Wendover Arm: halfway between Hare Lane Bridge (No 8) and Wellonhead Bridge (No 7) · Wendover Arm: A natural arch over the Canal Towpath · Wendover Arm: “The Narrows” on this branch of the Grand Union Canal · Wendover Arm: The East End of The Narrows · Wendover Arm: Making Friends on the Towpath · Wendover Arm: Looking towards Wellonhead Bridge (No 7) over the Canal · Cow Parsley takes over the Edge of the Canal Towpath in May · Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal: Wellonhead Bridge (No 7) from the West · Wendover Arm: Looking East from under Bridge No 7 · Wendover Arm: Wellonhead Bridge (No 7) from the East · Wendover Arm: Looking West towards Wellonhead Bridge (No 7) · Wendover Arm: The Disused Canal and Towpath West of Bridge No 7 · A Mallard Duck and Ducklings on the Wendover Arm · Wendover Arm: The trees overshadow the canal by Harelane Bridge · Wendover Arm; The towpath approaches Harelane Bridge · Wendover Arm: The canal overshadowed by trees · Wendover Arm: Fewer trees mean more reeds · Wendover Arm: The reeds continue · Wendover Arm: The trees return · Wendover Arm: The Towpath: A much used public footpath · Wendover Arm: The Towpath: A cyclist's delight · Wendover Arm: Approaching Bridge No 9 · Wendover Arm: Looking west from Bridge No 9 · Wendover Arm: Looking east from Bridge No 9 · Wendover Arm: Looking towards Bridge No 8a · Wendover Arm: The towpath approaching Halton Village from the East · Canal and Reservoir Information – Tring Area · Part of the Great Wheat Field looking South · Wendover Arm: Bridge No 1 · The Wendover Arm (Grand Union canal) at Little Tring ·
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SP8608, 59 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Chris Reynolds   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 25 March, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 4 April, 2009
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OSGB36: geotagged! SP 869 082 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:45.9603N 0:44.4675W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SP 869 082
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