Monument record 0295400000 - GRAND JUNCTION CANAL (BUCKINGHAM ARM)

Summary

Eighteenth to nineteenth century canal

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Type and Period (1)

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

Description

Dimensions - Length 0017 km
Plan Form - LINEAR
OLD STRATFORD-BUCKINGHAM BRANCH OF GRAND JUNCTION CANAL. AUTHORISED 1793/4; OPENED 1801. 2 LOCKS. DISUSED BY 1910; OFFICIALLY ABANDONED 1961 (B1).
ARM FOLLOWED CONTOUR UP VALLEY TILL RIVER, ABOVE MAIDS MORETON MILL (B2).
NGR'S (BUCKS SECTION ONLY) (B3).
HISTORY & SURVEY OF EXTANT REMAINS (B4-5).
APs of canal near Cattleford Bridge, west of Thornton (B6-7).

Sources (10)

  • <1>SBC5984 Bibliographic reference: HADFIELD C 1966 CANALS OF THE EAST MIDLANDS PP270-271.
  • <2>SBC5217 Bibliographic reference: FAULKNER A H 1972 GRAND JUNCTION CANAL PP73-75,222.
  • <3>SBC10261 Map: OS 1880/1885 1:10560 MAP, 1ST EDITION (& SUBSEQUENT EDITIONS).
  • <4>SBC6602 Bibliographic reference: INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY RECORD CARD 23 63 01, FEB 1965 (FILED).
  • <5>SBC13834 Unpublished document: Christine Rowley. 1984. THE FOUR BRANCHES OF THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE BUCKINGHAM BRANCH.
  • <6>SBC19239 Aerial Photograph: Northamptonshire County Council. 1994. Oblique AP taken by Glen Foard. SP73903620. Yes.
  • <8>SBC19660 Unpublished document: 1907. 1907 Sale catalogue for Buckingham Wharf.
  • <9>SBC22082 Bibliographic reference: Ian J Wilson. 2004. The Grand Union Canal: From Brentford to Braunston.
  • <10>SBC23943 Unpublished document: Elizabeth Gawith. The Waterways of Buckinghamshire: A Study of the Rivers, Canals and Associated Agricultural and Industrial Practices pre-1900.
  • <11>SBC3596 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: BOROUGH OF BUCKINGHAM.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 74682 37914 (9569m by 8792m)
Civil Parish LECKHAMPSTEAD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish MAIDS MORETON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish THORNBOROUGH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish BUCKINGHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish FOSCOTT, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13449)

Record last edited

Nov 26 2023 5:51PM

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