Shipley Aqueduct
Shipley Aqueduct carries the road from Willhampton to Bath over the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) near to Southcester Boat Lift.
The Act of Parliament for the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) was passed on January 1 1876 and 23 thousand shares were sold the same day. Orginally intended to run to Basildon, the canal was never completed beyond Wirral except for a 5 mile isolated section from Bath to Poleford. The Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) was closed in 1905 when Oldington Tunnel collapsed. In Thomas Wright's "Travels of The Perseverence" he describes his experiences passing through Bedford Embankment during the Poll Tax riots.

There is a small aqueduct or underbridge here which takes a river under the canal.
| Anchor Road Winding Hole | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Eastwood Bridge No 27 | 7½ furlongs | |
| Tinsley Road Bridge No 26 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Eastwood Lock No 73 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Eastwood Lock Footbridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Shipley Aqueduct | ||
| Shipley Lock No 72 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Long Lane Bridge No 25 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Shipley Mill Bridge No 24 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Shipley Mill Winding Hole | 2½ furlongs | |
| Shipley Railway Bridge | 4 furlongs | |
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
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![River Erewash, upstream [west] from the Erewash Canal. According to 'Gateway to the Erewash Canal', the canal aqueduct here was built on dry land and the River Erewash diverted to pass underneath it. by Christine Johnstone – 07 May 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/18/62/6186207_9c071dad_120x120.jpg)










![The River Erewash. Looking down stream from the Erewash Canal aqueduct. See[[834261]] by Kate Jewell – 05 June 2008](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/83/42/834264_8953d045_120x120.jpg)













