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No longer a swingbridge on the Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK5937 Even as West Bridgford was being covered with terraced streets, there was still... (more)
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Canal Swing Bridge (Site Of)X
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type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
place:West BridgfordX
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Bend on the Grantham Canal, between bridges 23 and 26
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6732 In the distance is the wooded slope of Owthorpe Wolds. The canal was completed... (more)
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top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Traffic-Free Cycle RouteX
Unnavigable Canal
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Low water level on the Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK5937 Well below the lip of overflow weir. The Grantham Canal Society is actively... (more)
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Canal OverflowX
Canal WeirX
top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
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![SK5937 : Bridgford Lock [no 2], Grantham Canal by Christine Johnstone](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/01/01/8010134_fb5d5595_120x120.jpg)
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Bridgford Lock [no 2], Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK5937 A footbridge has been built across the lock chamber. The Grantham Canal Society... (more)
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top:CanalsX
Disused Canal LockX
Footbridge Over CanalX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
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Approaching the end of the Grantham Canal towpath
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK5838 A large section between here and the Trent has disappeared under the Radcliffe... (more)
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top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
place:West BridgfordX
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Site of flood gates, Grantham Canal, West Bridgford
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK5938 Designed to stop flooding if the canal banks were breached. This stretch of... (more)
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top:CanalsX
FloodgateX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
place:West BridgfordX
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Grantham Canal, west of Rutland Road bridge
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK5937 More soil and vegetation than water. The Grantham Canal Society is actively... (more)
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top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
place:West BridgfordX
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Grantham Canal, east of Rutland Road bridge
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK5937 The Grantham Canal Society is actively working to restore the canal, but it will... (more)
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Canal Swing Bridge (Site Of)X
top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
place:West BridgfordX
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Reedbeds in the Grantham Canal, West Bridgford
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK5937 The Grantham Canal Society is actively working to restore the canal, but it will... (more)
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top:CanalsX
Freshwater ReedbedX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
place:West BridgfordX
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Grantham Canal, blocked and culverted, West Bridgford
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK5937 The older OS maps do not show a bridge here, but a footpath now crosses the... (more)
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top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
place:West BridgfordX
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Grantham Canal towpath, West Bridgford
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK5937 Looking across to back gardens in Rutland Road. The Grantham Canal Society is... (more)
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top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
Urban PathX
place:West BridgfordX
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![SK5937 : Weeping willow by Bridgford Lock [no 2] by Christine Johnstone](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/01/01/8010132_784c215c_120x120.jpg)
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Weeping willow by Bridgford Lock [no 2]
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK5937 Spring is coming along the Grantham Canal. The housing is in Swindale Close,... (more)
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top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
tree:Weeping WillowX
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The unnavigable Grantham Canal, between locks 4 and 5
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6336 With rain imminent. The Grantham Canal Society is actively working to restore... (more)
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top:CanalsX
Dark CloudsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Reed BedX
Threatening SkyX
Unnavigable Canal
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Tree on the north bank of the Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK5937 A glimpse of farmland along the built-up Grantham Canal approaching Nottingham.... (more)
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top:CanalsX
Canalside TreesX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
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![SK5937 : Grantham Canal below Bridgford Lock [no 2] by Christine Johnstone](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/01/01/8010137_d443283f_120x120.jpg)
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Grantham Canal below Bridgford Lock [no 2]
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK5937 Taken from the footbridge over the lock chamber. The lock's bottom gates... (more)
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top:CanalsX
Disused Canal LockX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
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![SK5937 : The cill, Bridgford Lock [no 2], Grantham Canal by Christine Johnstone](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/01/01/8010135_80784fe4_120x120.jpg)
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The cill, Bridgford Lock [no 2], Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK5937 The cill looks like a masonry step. It marks the level of the canal bed above... (more)
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top:CanalsX
Disused Canal LockX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
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Bridge 4a, Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK5937 Despite its name, this is not an old bridge that has been culverted. It was... (more)
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top:CanalsX
Culverted BridgeX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
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The unnavigable Cromford Canal, north of Langley Mill
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK4547 This was the only freight route for early industry around Cromford, Pinxton and... (more)
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derelict:CanalX
top:CanalsX
canal:Cromford CanalX
top:Derelict, DisusedX
type:GeographX
Unnavigable Canal
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Westport Canal, north of Westmoor Bridge
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square ST4021 The Westport Canal opened in 1840, linking Westport to the navigable River... (more)
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top:CanalsX
Former Canal TowpathX
top:PathsX
Unnavigable Canal
canal:Westport CanalX
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![SK6732 : Grantham Canal towpath, west of Mackley's Bridge [no 25] by Christine Johnstone](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/04/71/8047122_48583e04_120x120.jpg)
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Grantham Canal towpath, west of Mackley's Bridge [no 25]
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6732 A traffic-free cycle route. For a close-up of the mile marker, see SK6732 : Grantham Canal Milestone 10¼.... (more)
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Canal MilemarkerX
subject:Canal TowpathX
top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Traffic-Free Cycle RouteX
Unnavigable Canal
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Bend on the Grantham Canal, between bridges 24 and 25
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6832 The canal was completed in 1797. As far as possible it followed a contour... (more)
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The Grantham Canal, 10 miles from the Trent
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6832 For a close-up of the mile marker, see SK6832 : Milepost on the Grantham Canal. The Grantham Canal Society... (more)
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Canal MilemarkerX
subject:Canal TowpathX
top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Mile MarkerX
Unnavigable Canal
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![SK6832 : Spencer's Bridge [no 24], culverted by Christine Johnstone](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/04/70/8047094_f2a2307a_120x120.jpg)
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Spencer's Bridge [no 24], culverted
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6832 Carrying the road between Owthorpe and Colston Bassett over the Grantham Canal.... (more)
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Possible wharf site, Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6733 At a bend between bridges 24 and 23, near Fishpond Wood. The large-scale OS map... (more)
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subject:CanalX
former:Canal WharfX
top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
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Algae in the Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6733 East of Owthorpe. The Grantham Canal Society is actively working to restore the... (more)
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Reflections in the Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6733 Coming south from Cropwell Bishop, this is the first time there has been enough... (more)
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The Grantham Canal culverted at Colston Road
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6834 The site of Colston Bridge [no 24]. The culvert pipes are hidden by greenery at... (more)
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The bed of the Grantham Canal, between bridges 23 and 22
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6834 Alongside the back gardens of houses on Kinoulton Road. The Grantham Canal... (more)
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The Grantham Canal widens at a bend
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6734 This wider section is shown on the large-scale OS map surveyed in 1883. It was... (more)
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former:Canal WharfX
top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Traffic-Free Cycle RouteX
Unnavigable Canal
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Hawthorn blossom along the Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6734 Between bridges 23 and 22. Some of the hawthorn is growing in, not by, the... (more)
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subject:CanalX
top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Hawthorn BlossomX
season:SpringX
Traffic-Free Cycle RouteX
Unnavigable Canal
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![SK6735 : Cropwell Roving Bridge [no 22], now culverted by Christine Johnstone](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/04/61/8046149_49e42b3e_120x120.jpg)
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Cropwell Roving Bridge [no 22], now culverted
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6735 Carrying Kinoulton Road across the Grantham Canal. A roving bridge is one where... (more)
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top:CanalsX
Culverted BridgeX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Roving BridgeX
Traffic-Free Cycle RouteX
Unnavigable Canal
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![SK6735 : Grantham Canal, south of Cromwell Town Bridge [no 21] by Christine Johnstone](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/04/61/8046140_d288dbe6_120x120.jpg)
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Grantham Canal, south of Cromwell Town Bridge [no 21]
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6735 The towpath is in excellent order, but there is no water in the canal. The... (more)
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top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Traffic-Free Cycle RouteX
Unnavigable Canal
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![SK6036 : Concrete dam at Gamston Lock [no 3], Grantham Canal by Christine Johnstone](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/01/01/8010102_db5e6cd6_120x120.jpg)
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Concrete dam at Gamston Lock [no 3], Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6036 At the approximate position of the top gates. Now being defended by a mute swan.... (more)
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subject:CanalX
top:CanalsX
Disused Canal LockX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
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The Grantham Canal on the eastern edge of Gamston
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6036 A civil parish boundary runs along the towpath. The Grantham Canal Society is... (more)
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Canal TowpathX
top:CanalsX
boundary:Civil ParishX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
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![SK6036 : Lings Bar Bridge [no 6a], Grantham Canal by Christine Johnstone](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/01/00/8010093_af2e3bb7_120x120.jpg)
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Lings Bar Bridge [no 6a], Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6036 Carrying a road called Ambleside over the Grantham Canal. Despite the name, this... (more)
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![SK6036 : A52 Bridge [no 6c], Grantham Canal by Christine Johnstone](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/01/00/8010088_c362d568_120x120.jpg)
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A52 Bridge [no 6c], Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6036 Despite the name, the new trunk road has never had a bridge over the canal.... (more)
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top:CanalsX
Culverted BridgeX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
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![SK6036 : The culverted Tollerton Bridge [no 7] by Christine Johnstone](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/01/00/8010083_ca323603_120x120.jpg)
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The culverted Tollerton Bridge [no 7]
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6036 Carrying Tollerton Road over the Grantham Canal. The Grantham Canal Society is... (more)
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Blossom reflected in the Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6136 East of Tollerton Bridge [no 7], between Gamston and Bassingfield. The canal is... (more)
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top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Spring BlossomX
Unnavigable Canal
White BlossomX
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![SK6137 : Site of Lowe's Bridge [no 8], Grantham Canal by Christine Johnstone](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/00/98/8009876_e94acbed_120x120.jpg)
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Site of Lowe's Bridge [no 8], Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6137 The remaining masonry shows that this was a swingbridge. The Grantham Canal... (more)
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Canal Swing Bridge (Site Of)X
top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
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A bend on the Grantham Canal, near Bassingfield
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6237 The Grantham Canal Society is actively working to restore the canal, but it will... (more)
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Grantham Canal in water, south-east of Bassingfield
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6237 A public bridleway and a civil parish boundary run along the towpath here.... (more)
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Canal TowpathX
top:CanalsX
boundary:Civil ParishX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Public BridlewayX
Unnavigable Canal
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Grantham Canal, south-east of Bassingfield
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6236 A public bridleway runs along the towpath. The Grantham Canal Society is... (more)
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Canal TowpathX
top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Public BridlewayX
Unnavigable Canal
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Thurlbeck Dyke aqueduct, Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6236 Thurlbeck Dyke is a tributary of Polser Brook. Polser New Aqueduct is further... (more)
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Canal AqueductX
top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
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Winding hole, south-east of Bassingfield
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6236 Where boats that are longer than the normal width of the canal can turn round.... (more)
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Canal Winding HoleX
top:CanalsX
Dark CloudsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
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![SK6236 : Site of Brindle Light Swingbridge [no 11] by Christine Johnstone](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/00/78/8007838_6737b2c6_120x120.jpg)
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Site of Brindle Light Swingbridge [no 11]
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6236 Where a bridleway from Cotgrave meets the Grantham Canal. The Grantham Canal... (more)
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Canal Swing Bridge (Site Of)X
top:CanalsX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
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![SK6336 : Skinners Lock [no 4], Grantham Canal by Christine Johnstone](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/00/78/8007833_dca9d96b_120x120.jpg)
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Skinners Lock [no 4], Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6336 The Grantham Canal Society is actively working to restore the canal, but it will... (more)
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subject:CanalX
top:CanalsX
Disused Canal LockX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
canal:LockX
Unnavigable Canal
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![SK6336 : Swans in Sanders Lock [no 5] by Christine Johnstone](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/00/78/8007821_3c2f3837_120x120.jpg)
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Swans in Sanders Lock [no 5]
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6336 The Grantham Canal Society is actively working to restore the canal, but it will... (more)
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top:CanalsX
Disused Canal LockX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
canal:LockX
bird:SwanX
Unnavigable Canal
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![SK6336 : Sanders Lock [no 5], Grantham Canal by Christine Johnstone](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/00/78/8007819_8c8b998d_120x120.jpg)
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Sanders Lock [no 5], Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6336 The concrete dam at this end of the lock marks the approximate position of the... (more)
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subject:CanalX
top:CanalsX
Disused Canal LockX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
canal:LockX
Unnavigable Canal
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![SK6436 : Cotgrave Lock [no 6], Grantham Canal by Christine Johnstone](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/00/70/8007099_ef12e44f_120x120.jpg)
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Cotgrave Lock [no 6], Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6436 The lock has been restored to working order, but some of the paddle gear... (more)
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![SK6436 : Site of Cotgrave Swingbridge [no 13], Grantham Canal by Christine Johnstone](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/00/70/8007088_b3f0c252_120x120.jpg)
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Site of Cotgrave Swingbridge [no 13], Grantham Canal
by Christine Johnstone geograph for square SK6436 Swingbridges were a cheaper option than fixed brick or stone bridges. The... (more)
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subject:CanalX
Canal Swing Bridge (Site Of)X
top:CanalsX
Cotgrave Country ParkX
type:GeographX
canal:Grantham CanalX
Unnavigable Canal
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