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Grantham Canal
Hob Uid: 1037415
Location : Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire Melton, Rushcliffe, South Kesteven Barrowby, Tollerton, Colston Bassett, Denton, Gamston, Stathern, Owthorpe, Hickling, Cropwell Butler, Woolsthorpe By Belvoir, Kinoulton, Harlaxton, Bottesford, Holme Pierrepont, Redmile, Clawson, Hose and Harby, Cropwell Bishop, Cotgrave Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SK7458833908
Summary : A canal which was opened between 1797 and 1799, and was abandoned between 1929 and 1936. It extended from the River Witham at Grantham to the River Trent at Nottingham, a distance of 33 miles. A short section beyonf the A1 road at Grantham has been filled in, whilst a central section is dry; as of 2011 the rest of the course is still water filled.
More information : The Grantham Canal was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1793 and opened for traffic in 1799. It extended from the River Witham at Grantham to the River Trent at Nottingham, a distance of 33 miles with a fall of 140 feet. In 1846 it was acquired by the Ambergate, Nottingham and Grantham Railway and was abandoned in 1929. (1-5) South-westwards from SK 908 355, the Grantham Canal, opened 1797 and abandoned in 1936, has been mostly filled in. (6) Condition reported by a PastScape user in Februuary 2011. Only a short section beyond the A1 at Grantham has been filled in, but most of the rest of the course of the canal is water filled, with the exception of a central section which is dry but not filled-in. (7,8) The website of the Grantham Canal Society makes it clear that elements of the canal are still navigable. The website includes a chronology of the canal and a gallery of historic images. (9) Recorded by NRIM. (10)

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Source details : Street B. 1857. Notes on Grantham. 73.
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Source details : White W. 1872. Directory of Lincolnshire 3rd Edition. 662-663.
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Source details : De Salis H R. 1897. Chronology of Inland Navigation. 21,43,74,87.
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Source details : Hadfield C. 1959. British Canals. 263.
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Source details : Turnor E. 1856. History of Grantham. XII.
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Source details : Wright N R. 1983. Guide to Industrial Archaeology of Lincolnshire. 15.
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Source details : Ordnance Survey Linear Archive File LINEAR 82 in NMRC
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Source details : PastScape comments log 01-MAR-2011
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Source details : Grantham Canal Society 2005-2010 'Grantham Canal' <> [Accessed 01-MAR-2011]
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Source Number : 10
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Source details : Recorded by P Parkhouse, 07-Jul-1968, Record No.NT192, 193
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
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Monument End Date : 1926
Monument Start Date : 1799
Monument Type : Canal
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : NRI01
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : LINEAR 82
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Relationship type : Is referred to by

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : DESK BASED ASSESSMENT
Start Date : 1960-01-01
End Date : 1975-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2000-01-01
End Date : 2000-12-31