Walked along the Grantham Canal today its disused and overgrown now.
Completed in 1797 the canal starts by Trent Bridge in Nottingham runs 33 miles long rises 140 feet up to Grantham through 18 wide locks. In addition to coal the canal carried various bulk materials such as stone and lime, In 1968 the canal was placed into a ‘remaindered’ state, this reduced the amount of maintenance the owners of the canal were obligated carry out, the pathways are all tarmac and well maintained for walkers and cyclists
@365projectorgheatherb Thank you for your interesting comment Heather, in the late 1970’s the Grantham Canal Society was formed to restore the canal some parts of its route is now navigable this part is not but one day hopefully it will:)
@onewing Thank you for your comment Babs, about a mile from here is an open section full of water, investigation work has been carried out to clear a 5 mile section including this lock but no date yet on when it will start:)
