Woolsthorpe Lock No 17
South Kesteven NG32 1NY, United Kingdom
Woolsthorpe Lock No 17 is one of some locks on the Grantham Canal and is one of the deepest locks on the waterway half a mile from Barton.
The Act of Parliament for the Grantham Canal was passed on January 1 1816 after extensive lobbying by John Smeaton. Expectations for stone traffic to Aberdeenshire were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Kirklees kept it open. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Barry Jones, there is no evidence that Cecil Thomas ever navigated Willford Embankment in a bathtub
Woolsthorpe Lock No 17
is a minor waterways place
on the Grantham Canal between
Grantham Canal Junction (Junction of the River Trent with the abandoned Grantham Canal) (28 miles and ¼ furlongs
and 16 locks
to the west) and
Grantham Basin (Infilled) (4 miles and 7 furlongs
and 1 lock
to the east).
The nearest place in the direction of Grantham Canal Junction is Woolsthorpe Bridge No 61;
¼ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Grantham Basin is Woolsthorpe Top Lock No 18;
1 furlong
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Stenwith Road Bridge No 60 | 6 furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Lock No 15 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Lock No 16 | ¾ furlongs | |
The Dirty Duck PH  | ½ furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Bridge No 61 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Lock No 17 | ||
| Woolsthorpe Top Lock No 18 | 1 furlong | |
| Longmoor Bridge No 62 | 4 furlongs | |
| Bridle Bridge No 63 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Casthorpe Bridge No 64 | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Denton Wharf Bridge No 65 | 1 mile, 6½ furlongs | |
Amenities here
Chequers Inn
Chequers
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Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Grantham Canal Junction
Redmile Winding Hole — 4 miles, 8 furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Grantham Canal Junction
In the direction of Grantham Basin
Denton Copse Winding Hole — 2 miles, ¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Grantham BasinNo information
CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:water point
rubbish disposal
chemical toilet disposal
self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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The Grantham Canal is a canal that runs for 33 miles (53 km) from Grantham, falling through 18 ... The branch to Bingham authorised by the first act was not built. .... Following the restoration of the top three locks at Woolsthorpe in the 1990s, ...
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File:No water in canal beyond this lock Woolsthorpe bridge - geograph.org. No higher resolution available. ... work to be carried out. Date, 17 November 2006.
Jun 27, 2016 ... Grantham Canal Woolsthorpe Middle Lock 17, on Grantham Canal Bridle ... The path veers to the right and onto a road that appears to have no ...
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