Bulbourne Drydock

Bulbourne Drydock is on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) near to Bedford.
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) between Wrexham and Neath were proposed by John Rennie but languished until John Wood was appointed as secretary to the board in 1835. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Bracknell to Manton canal at Halton, the difficulty of tunneling under Eastleigh caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Westcorn instead. Expectations for coal traffic to Peterborough were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) was closed in 1888 when Preston Embankment collapsed. Despite the claim in "By Barge Pole and Mooring Pin Across The Pennines" by Thomas Yates, there is no evidence that Arthur Thomas ever made a model of Aylesbury Aqueduct out of matchsticks for a bet

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor).
| Marsworth Lock No 42 | 2 furlongs | |
| Marsworth Lock 42 Cottage B&B | 2 furlongs | |
| Marsworth Lock No 43 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Marsworth Lock No 44 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Marsworth Top Lock No 45 | a few yards | |
| Bulbourne Drydock | ||
| Bulbourne Junction | a few yards | |
| Tring Summit Visitor Moorings (Bulbourne End) | 1½ furlongs | |
| Bulbourne Yard | 2 furlongs | |
| The Grand Junction Arms PH | 2½ furlongs | |
| Bulbourne Bridge No 133 | 2½ furlongs | |
- Bates Boatyard Wooden Narrowboat Restoration, Traditional Sideslip and Dry Dock — associated with this page
- Bates Boatyard & Drydock
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
- THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL - a highway laid with water. — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal)
- An account of the Grand Junction Canal, 1792 - 1928, with a postscript. By Ian Petticrew and Wendy Austin.
- The Boatmen's Institute in Brentford — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford)
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
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In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Gayton Junction
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
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![Grand Union Canal: Tring Summit, Junction with Wendover Arm. Travel North along the Grand Union Canal: [[1460374]].Travel West along the Wendover Arm: [[1515173]].Travel South along the Grand Union Canal,[[1515110]]. [[1515111]]. .[[1515114]]. Additional General Information [[1413799]].The narrowboat “Chota†leaves the Wendover Arm and turns to go east past the moored boats at the Tring summit. by Chris Reynolds – 10 May 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/51/51/1515109_91a8a83b_120x120.jpg)








![Grand Union Canal (Wendover Arm): Bridge Number 1. This is the reverse view to [[3722568]], and shows Bridge Number 1 which carries the main Grand Union Canal towpath over the Wendover Arm. by Nigel Cox – 11 September 2013](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/73/57/3735725_9019792d_120x120.jpg)





![Marsworth Top Lock. The lock seen here is Marsworth Top Lock, which give access when travelling in this direction (eastwards) to the Tring Summit Level, the highest stretch of canal on the Grand Union Canal. Water fed into the summit level supplies the rest of the canal in both directions. The water is supplied by four reservoirs, [[[697565]]], [[[697559]]], [[[697591]]] & [[[129694]]] (see also [[[87568]]]).The building immediately behind the lock is a dry dock for work on canal craft, entrance to this dry dock is also by means of a lock, which once shut a sluice at this western end can be opened to drain the dock. by Rob Farrow – 17 February 2008](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/69/75/697545_5f99d593_120x120.jpg)




![Wendover Arm: Bridge No 1. Travel along the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union CanalEast: [[1515109]].You are hereWest: to be suppliedSee [[1235539]].Additional General Information [[1413799]]. by Chris Reynolds – 10 May 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/51/51/1515173_1fe84364_120x120.jpg)



![Grand Union Canal: Marsworth Flight: Lock No 45 and dry dock. Explore the Marsworth Flight of Locks on the Grand Union canal.[[1460297]].[[1460367]].[[1460370]].You are here.[[1515109]].Additional General Information [[1413799]]. by Chris Reynolds – 04 March 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/46/03/1460374_0082ba35_120x120.jpg)