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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.
by Chris Reynolds

Created: Sun, 3 Aug 2014, Updated: Sun, 3 Aug 2014


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SP9213 : The Wendover Arm, near Bulbourne Junction by Stephen McKay
2021
SP9213 : Wendover Arm approaching Gamnel Bridge by Stephen McKay
2021
SP9012 : Wendover Arm: Partly restored section north of bridge 4A by Rob Farrow
2020
SP8608 : The Wendover Arm by Stephen McKay
2017
SP8608 : The end of the Wendover Arm by Stephen McKay
2017
SP9011 : Saxon Way Bridge on the Wendover Arm by Rob Farrow
2015
SP8911 : Reeds beside the Wendover Arm by Rob Farrow
2015
SP9112 : Whitehouses wharf, Wendover Arm by Rob Farrow
2015
SP8911 : Wendover Arm - bifurcation by Rob Farrow
2015
SP9012 : Footbridge over dry section of Wendover Arm by Rob Farrow
2015
SP8911 : Wendover Arm - view WSW from bifurcation by Rob Farrow
2015
SP9012 : Bridge 4a over the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal by Chris Reynolds
2011
SP8608 : Wendover Arm: Along the Canal-side Footpath by Chris Reynolds
2009
SP8710 : Wendover Arm: The Towpath: A cyclist's delight by Chris Reynolds
2009
SP8609 : Wendover Arm: Cycling along the towpath by Chris Reynolds
2009
SP8710 : Wendover Arm: Approaching Bridge No 9 by Chris Reynolds
2009
SP8609 : Wendover Arm: The Southern End of “The Wides” by Chris Reynolds
2009
SP8911 : Wendover Arm: The Canal West of Bridge No 6 by Chris Reynolds
2009
SP8911 : Wendover Arm: Houses line the North Bank of the Canal at Aston Clinton by Chris Reynolds
2009
SP8608 : The Footpath beyond the Railway Crossing by Chris Reynolds
2009
SP8608 : Wendover Arm: Negotiating the Railway Crossing by Chris Reynolds
2009
SP8810 : Wendover Arm; The towpath approaches Harelane Bridge by Chris Reynolds
2009
SP8609 : Wendover Arm:  A Seat on the Towpath and a Footpath Junction by Chris Reynolds
2009
SP8609 : Wendover Arm: The Wides – with nesting swan on the East bank by Chris Reynolds
2009
SP8608 : Wendover Arm: Fallen Tree in the Canal by Chris Reynolds
2009

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