Foxton Locks (grid reference SP691895) are ten canal locks consisting of two "staircases" each of five locks, located on the Leicester line of the Grand...
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the locks. The Foxton Canal Museum is located in the former boiler house for the plane's steam engine. The museum covers the history of the locks and...
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Yorkshire, England Foxton Locks, on the Grand Union Canal, in Leicestershire, England United States Foxton, Colorado Bruce Foxton (born 1955), British...
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Market Harborough (section Foxton Locks)
Three miles northwest of the town is Foxton Locks – ten canal locks consisting of two "staircases" each of five locks, on the Leicester line of the Grand...
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Gongoozler (section Canal locks)
become the third most popular tourist attraction in Languedoc. In the UK, Foxton Locks (pictured above) in Leicestershire and the Caen Hill flight on the edge...
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the locks and bridges are wide. Another act of Parliament in 1931[which?] authorised the widening of the locks at Watford Locks and Foxton Locks, but...
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Lock (water navigation) (redirect from Canal locks)
than 3000 metric tons. Examples of "apparent" staircases are Foxton Locks and Watford Locks on the Leicester Branch of the Grand Union. Operation of a staircase...
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maintains all the way to Foxton Locks. The four staircase locks are equipped with working side ponds which are used to save water. The locks were built to carry...
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for the full restoration of the boat lift, and it is a partner in the Foxton Locks Partnership, composed of British Waterways, the Inland Waterways Association...
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Bingley Foxton Locks near Market Harborough, Leicestershire Watford Locks in Northamptonshire Caen Hill Locks near Devizes, Wiltshire Fourteen Locks near...
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Bingley Five Rise Locks – in West Yorkshire Bingley Three Rise Locks – in West Yorkshire Caen Hill Locks – near Devizes, Wiltshire Foxton Locks – near Market...
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on the Grand Union Canal and is a short walk to the site of the Foxton Locks and Foxton Inclined Plane. Swingbridge Street still has a working swing bridge...
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Canal, at Foxton, the new canal immediately climbed through the ten Foxton Locks, to its 20.5-mile (33.0 km) summit level. By late 1812, the Foxton flight...
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locks in the United Kingdom which have unique features or are notable in some other way. This list is not comprehensive. Bingley Five Rise Bow Locks Watford...
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Town Fenny Drayton Field Head Fleckney Fosse Shopping Park Foston Foxton Foxton Locks Freeby Frisby Frisby on the Wreake Frog Island Frolesworth Gaddesby...
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to replace five wooden locks. This canal reused the design from the Morris Canal for its inclined planes. 1900–1926 – Foxton Inclined Plane was built...
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locks on the Grand Union Canal and its branches. The Grand Union Canal (Main Line) runs from Salford Junction, Birmingham to Brentford, London. Locks...
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villages are roughly divided by the Midland Main Line. Kibworth is close to Foxton Locks, Market Harborough, and Leicester. In 1270 Walter de Merton, the founder...
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museum East Midlands Airport Eyebrook Reservoir Fosse Shopping Park Foxton Locks Great Central Railway (heritage railway) Grace Dieu Manor Grace Dieu...
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East Midlands' Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Award, alongside Foxton Locks, another major canal restoration project in Leicestershire, near Market...
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Canal pound (category Locks (water navigation))
similar function are the side ponds on lock flights such as the Foxton flight. The ten locks are organised as two staircases of five chambers each, where...
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Canals of the United Kingdom (section Locks)
Wheel Combe Hay Caisson Lock Hay Inclined Plane Foxton Inclined Plane Worsley Underground Incline Locks are the most common means of raising or lowering...
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Leicestershire, Rutland Bradgate Park Circular Encircles Leicester, including Foxton Locks, Bosworth Battlefield and Burrough Hill. Limey Way 40 64 Derbyshire Castleton...
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Interpretation Strategy – strategy for Forestry Commission Scotland Foxton Locks, Leicestershire – outdoor 3D installations, seating, exhibition, site...
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Cromford Canal and Nottingham Canal. An inclined plane was opened at Foxton Locks in 1900, as part of a plan to enable wide barges to use the Grand Union...
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road is crossed by the Leicestershire Round. There is a turn for Foxton and Foxton Locks. It is crossed by the Midland Main Line. The A6 passes through...
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Harborough the route uses the towpath of the Grand Union Canal to reach Foxton Locks from where it is on street to south Leicester. Using the River Soar towpath...
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Foxton Locks, Grand Union Canal Leicester Line...
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Castle Donington Chance City Campus, Leicester Gallowtree Gate, Leicester Foxton Locks Charles Street, Leicester Belgrave Road, Leicester Broadcaster Belvoir...
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October 2019. Historic England. "Inclined plane immediately east of Foxton Locks, Foxton (1018832)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 October...
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