2020

SK7329 : Grantham Canal milepost near Hose Bridge

taken 3 years ago, near to Hose, Leicestershire, England

Grantham Canal milepost near Hose Bridge
Grantham Canal milepost near Hose Bridge
The 'restoration' paintwork, black and white, is flaking off to reveal the earlier blue and yellow British Waterways paint scheme.
The Grantham Canal

The Grantham Canal was built from the River Trent in Nottingham to Grantham, some 33 miles between 1793 and 1797 at a cost of £118,500 and narrow boats and barges transported coal, building materials and groceries through 18 locks to Grantham. On the return journey they transported corn, malt, beans, wool and other agricultural produce. Due to the development and the success of the railways the canal was closed in 1935 and left to its fate. Over the years it fell into disrepair with many of the "fixtures and fittings" being demolished.
The Grantham Canal Restoration Society is an active body which has been working towards the reopening of the canal as a recreational and commercial waterway. Whether this will ever happen is up for debate with many obstacles in the way.
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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 25 October, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 27 October, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 7305 2968 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:51.5797N 0:54.9880W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SK 7306 2968
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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