Monument record 0156900000 - GRAND UNION CANAL (WENDOVER ARM)

Summary

Canal from Tring, Herts, to Wendover, Bucks, extant 1799-1869, since disused. An arm of the Grand Junction Canal, opened in 1799, closed to commercial traffic in 1869 and now largely filled up.

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Type and Period (1)

  • CANAL (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0011 km
Plan Form - LINEAR
WENDOVER BRANCH OF GRAND JUNCTION (LATER GRAND UNION) CANAL. AUTHORISED IN 1794; WENDOVER NAVIGABLE FEEDER OPENED 1799 (B1). LEAKAGE PROBLEMS.1897 STOPPED UP, OPENED SHORT TIME 1901 (B2). TURNING HOLE OF ARM VISIBLE (B3). BETWEEN SP9172 1290 & SP9001 1179 CANAL IS DRY, REST IS WATERFILLED (B4).



(SP 900117 - SP 916130) Abandoned Canal (NAT) (B7).
Canal from Tring, Herts, to Wendover, Bucks. An arm of the Grand Junction Canal, opened in 1799, closed to commercial traffic in 1869 and now largely filled up (B8).

Sources (12)

  • ---SBC20715 Aerial Photograph: Michael Farley. 2001. 2001 oblique AP by Mike Farley. SP89281260. Yes.
  • ---SBC20730 Aerial Photograph: Michael Farley. 2001. 2001 oblique AP by Mike Farley. SP89641257. Yes.
  • ---SBC20731 Aerial Photograph: Michael Farley. 2001. 2001 oblique AP by Mike Farley. SP89001220. Yes.
  • <1>SBC5982 Bibliographic reference: HADFIELD C 1966 CANALS OF THE EAST MIDLANDS PP110, 111,115-116.
  • <2>SBC5216 Bibliographic reference: FAULKNER A H 1972 GRAND JUNCTION CANAL PP71-73;13 2-136;141-142;205-207;223.
  • <3>SBC6632 Unpublished document: INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY RECORD CARD NO.23 63 07 (FILED). NRI01.
  • <4>SBC12272 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1977. Pers comm, summer 1977, following field visit.
  • <5>SBC19351 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <6>SBC22082 Bibliographic reference: Ian J Wilson. 2004. The Grand Union Canal: From Brentford to Braunston.
  • <7>SBC27454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. Ordnance Survey Map (6" /1960). Map.
  • <8>SBC29393 Bibliographic reference: W Branch Johnson. 1970. The Industrial Archaeology of Hertfordshire. p118.
  • <9>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 2001; update 2012.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 89770 11041 (6267m by 5648m)
Civil Parish BUCKLAND, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish DRAYTON BEAUCHAMP, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC13445)
  • Event - Survey: National Record of Industrial Monuments (National Recording Project) (EBC18866)

Record last edited

Mar 25 2026 3:42PM

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