Building record 442/1/51 - Lock at Bridge No.4

{1} Lock. Late C18. Renovated C19. Datestones 1877 and 1872. Red brick retaining walls with limestone ashlar coping. Wooden gates and balance beams. The Grand Junction Canal was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1793. The Braunston section was complete by 1796. In 1929 it was taken over by the Grand Union Canal Company and the name was changed.

{4} The flight of six wide locks in 5/8 mile raises the canal a total of 35ft 6in (10.8m).

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 4/78 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F04 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> FAULKNER A.H., 1972, The Grand Junction Canal, (unchecked) (Book). SNN55309.

<4> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2001, A Guide To The Industrial Heritage Of Northamptonshire, p.17 (checked) (Gazetteer). SNN104759.

<5> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2011, A Guide To The Industrial Heritage of Northamptonshire (2nd Edition), p.19 (checked) (Gazetteer). SNN107622.

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Oct 19 2011 12:33PM