Soaphouse Creek Mooring Basin
Soaphouse Creek Mooring Basin is on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) a short distance from Manbury.
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

| Augustus Close Footbridge No 209B | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Workhouse Dock | 2½ furlongs | |
| Staffordshire Wharf | 2 furlongs | |
| Thames Locks No 101 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Dock Road Bridge No 210 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Soaphouse Creek Mooring Basin | ||
| Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction | ¼ furlongs | |
Amenities here
- 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 Gayton Junction
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Gayton Junction
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Gayton Junction
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Gayton Junction
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Gayton Junction
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Gayton Junction
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![Liquidity by Simon Packard (detail). The 'Liquidity' sculpture was created by Simon Packard and erected on Ferry Point, Brentford in 2002. It is made of stainless steel, six metres high and nine metres long. It is designed as three waves, on their side, of shining steel with engraved shoals of fish weaving across the flow. The cuts go right through the metal, so that light shines through from within like a lantern. The sculpture was commissioned by the developers (Rialto and Fairview) of the new Ferry Quay housing development.See wide view here [[6130350]] by Andrew Curtis – 19 April 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/13/10/6131007_0f934cab_120x120.jpg)





![Modern Sculpture, Ferry Wharf. Close-up of the Stainless Steel sculpture by artist Simon Packard [[2137875]] by Eirian Evans – 12 October 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/65/26/2652647_8a8563ae_120x120.jpg)
![Across the river [2]. Seen from the Thames Path is the entrance to the Grand Union Canal, some new buildings and some old boats. by Michael Dibb – 26 January 2017](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/27/24/5272431_22311e1f_120x120.jpg)




















![Mouth of River Brent & Grand Union Canal. The sculpture on the quayside is Liquidity by Simon Packard [[6131007]] by Andrew Curtis – 18 April 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/13/03/6130350_e45bb535_120x120.jpg)
