Woolsthorpe Lock No 15
South Kesteven NG32 1NX, United Kingdom
Address is taken from a point 230 yards away.
Address is taken from a point 230 yards away.
Woolsthorpe Lock No 15 is one of many locks on the Grantham Canal; it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1888 just past the junction with The River Foss.
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 15
is a minor waterways place
on the Grantham Canal between
Grantham Canal Junction (Junction of the River Trent with the abandoned Grantham Canal) (27 miles and 3½ furlongs
and 14 locks
to the west) and
Grantham Basin (Infilled) (5 miles and 3¾ furlongs
and 3 locks
to the east).
The nearest place in the direction of Grantham Canal Junction is Stenwith Road Bridge No 60;
1¼ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Grantham Basin is Woolsthorpe Lock No 16;
4 furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| River Devon Aqueduct | 3½ furlongs | |
| Stenwith Bottom Lock Bridge No 59A | 3 furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Lock No 13 | 3 furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Lock No 14 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Stenwith Road Bridge No 60 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Lock No 15 | ||
| Woolsthorpe Lock No 16 | 4 furlongs | |
The Dirty Duck PH  | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Bridge No 61 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Lock No 17 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Woolsthorpe Top Lock No 18 | 5¾ furlongs | |
The lock has recently been restored to navigation
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Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Grantham Canal Junction
Redmile Winding Hole — 4 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Grantham Canal Junction
In the direction of Grantham Basin
Denton Copse Winding Hole — 2 miles, 5½ furlongs and 4 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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Apr 16, 2016 ... Grantham Canal Society expose No 16 Middle Lock, Woolsthorpe ... recruiting some new members and/or volunteers;; rebuilding Lock 15; ...
Jul 15, 2015 ... However, at age 15 or 16, he was ordered to quit school by his mother (then widowed for a second time) and return to Woolsthorpe Manor to ...
Oct 3, 2019 ... ... opening of Lock 15 of the Woolsthorpe flight on the Grantham Canal ... progress at both the west end of the canal - "Make no mistake, we're ...
Follow our progress as we continue to restore the Woolsthorpe Flight. Locks 12 – 15. Click here ... No time to volunteer – but still wish to offer support? Simply by ...
Map not to scale: covers approx 0.6 mile/1km. Gran tha m Cana l. Belvoir Castle. 11/2 miles. Lock 15. (under restoration). Lock 16. Lock 17. Grantham.
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