Temple Lock No 26
Temple Lock No 26 is one of some locks on the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) near to Bradford.
The Act of Parliament for the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) was passed on January 1 1835 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. Orginally intended to run to Trafford, the canal was never completed beyond Braintree. Expectations for pottery traffic to Edinburgh never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Forth and Clyde Canal (Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the use of the canal for cooling Bernigo power station was enough to keep it open. The one mile section between Wesshampton and Stockton-on-Tees was closed in 1888 after a breach at Sandwell. In Peter Harding's "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" he describes his experiences passing through Willley Embankment during a thunderstorm.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Kelvin Aqueduct (eastern end) | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Kelvin Aqueduct (western end) | 5 furlongs | |
| Cleveden Road Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Gas Board Aqueduct No 17 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Stobcross Rail Aqueduct | 1 furlong | |
| Temple Lock No 26 | ||
| Temple Rail Aqueduct | ¾ furlongs | |
| Lock 27 PH (Glasgow) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Temple Lock No 27 | 1 furlong | |
| Temple Road Bridge | 1½ furlongs | |
| Howth Drive Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
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In the direction of River Carron - Forth and Clyde Canal Junction
In the direction of Clyde Canal Junction
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Wikipedia has a page about Temple Lock
Temple Lock is a lock and weir situated on the Buckinghamshire bank of the River Thames near Temple Mill Island opposite Temple Meadows and not far from Hurley, Berkshire. It was first built by the Thames Navigation Commissioners in 1773.
The weir runs across from the lock to the Berkshire bank a short distance upstream of the lock.

![Lock 26. Showing both lock gates. [[1397744]] by wfmillar – 11 July 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/39/77/1397747_3478e635_120x120.jpg)
![Forth and Clyde Canal [50]. Lock number 26.The Forth and Clyde Canal was completed in 1790 and it provided a route for vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part (35 miles, 56km) of the Scottish Lowlands. Closed in 1963, the canal became semi-derelict. Millennium funds were used to regenerate the canal. The main line of the canal is a Scheduled Monument with details at: http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6774 by Michael Dibb – 25 June 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/25/03/6250302_8b927eb4_120x120.jpg)





















![Forth and Clyde Canal [48]. A view from the towpath looking down onto the Maryhill Line as it passes underneath the canal and sweeps left to join the North Clyde Line.The Forth and Clyde Canal was completed in 1790 and it provided a route for vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part (35 miles, 56km) of the Scottish Lowlands. Closed in 1963, the canal became semi-derelict. Millennium funds were used to regenerate the canal. The main line of the canal is a Scheduled Monument with details at: http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6774 by Michael Dibb – 25 June 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/25/02/6250295_073ca038_120x120.jpg)


![Forth and Clyde Canal [49]. A small bird at the water's edge.The Forth and Clyde Canal was completed in 1790 and it provided a route for vessels between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part (35 miles, 56km) of the Scottish Lowlands. Closed in 1963, the canal became semi-derelict. Millennium funds were used to regenerate the canal. The main line of the canal is a Scheduled Monument with details at: http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6774 by Michael Dibb – 25 June 2019](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/25/03/6250301_6cb3b691_120x120.jpg)


