Grantham Canal
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The Grantham Canal ran 33 miles from Grantham through 18 locks to West Bridgford, where it joined the River Trent. It was built primarily for the transportation of coal to Grantham. It opened in 1797
A dry lock on the canal near Cropwell Bishop
The "Dirty Duck" at Woolsthorpe viewed through bridge 61
Woolsthorpe Bottom Lock
A dry section of the canal near Cropwell Bishop
River Devon, Nottinghamshire
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The River Devon is a tributary of the River Trent, which rises in Leicestershire and joins the Trent at Newark in Nottinghamshire, England. In its upper reaches, it supplies Knipton Reservoir, which w
Grantham Canal
…the agent for the Duke of Rutland, was responsible for the rest of the canal, including two reservoirs, one at Denton and the other at Knipton on the River Devon. The act authorised an initial £75,000 to be raised to pay for construction, together with an option to raise a further £30,000, of which £20,000 should…
The River Devon looking downstream from Hawton bridge