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Britain's canals are facing a crisis this summer due to continuing drought conditions leaving some boats stranded in high locks like here on the Grand Union Canal in Berks
waterways, canals, locks, water, turbulence, boats, boating, penichette, hire, rent, against the sun, holidays, vacation, leisure, holidaymakers, people, tourism, Canal du Midi, heritage, UNESCO, historic, south of France, Europe
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Foxton Locks, canal, staircase, historical view, heritage, famous, Grand Union Canal, Foxton Flight, tourist attraction, canals, navigation, boating holidays, peaceful, waterways, transport, travel, sightseeing, nostalgic, nostalgia, past-times, history, change, as it was, 40 years ago, Architecture, East Midlands, rural, leisure, waterways, British Waterways, England, UK, GB, Europe,
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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 Union Canal about 5 km west of the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough and are named after the nearby village of Foxton. They form the northern terminus of a 20-mile summit level that passes Husbands Bosworth, Crick and ends with the Watford flight Staircase locks are used where a canal needs to climb a steep hill, and consist of a group of locks where each lock opens directly into the next, that is, where the bottom gates of one lock form the top gates of the next. Foxton Locks are the largest flight of such staircase locks on the English canal system. The Grade II* listed locks are a popular tourist attraction and the county council has created a country park at the top. At the bottom, where the junction with the arm to Market Harborough is located, there are two public houses, a shop, trip boat and other facilities. The area is popular with gongoozlers. This is how they looked in the late 60's.
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Foxton Locks, canal, staircase, historical view, heritage, famous, Grand Union Canal, Foxton Flight, tourist attraction, canals, navigation, boating holidays, peaceful, waterways, transport, travel, sightseeing, fishing, anglers, angling, pastime, nostalgic, nostalgia, past-times, history, change, as it was, 40 years ago, Architecture, East Midlands, rural, leisure, waterways, British Waterways, England, UK, GB, Europe,
Description
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 Union Canal about 5 km west of the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough and are named after the nearby village of Foxton. They form the northern terminus of a 20-mile summit level that passes Husbands Bosworth, Crick and ends with the Watford flight Staircase locks are used where a canal needs to climb a steep hill, and consist of a group of locks where each lock opens directly into the next, that is, where the bottom gates of one lock form the top gates of the next. Foxton Locks are the largest flight of such staircase locks on the English canal system. The Grade II* listed locks are a popular tourist attraction and the county council has created a country park at the top. At the bottom, where the junction with the arm to Market Harborough is located, there are two public houses, a shop, trip boat and other facilities. The area is popular with gongoozlers. This is how they looked in the late 60's.
