Laughton Manor Farm Bridge No 54
Address is taken from a point 528 yards away.
Laughton Manor Farm Bridge No 54 carries a farm track over the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) near to Runbury Locks.
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) between Nottingham and Polefield were proposed by Benjamin Outram but languished until William Yates was appointed as engineer in 1876. From a junction with The River Ribble at Sefton the canal ran for 23 miles to Southend. Expectations for stone traffic to Aylesbury were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) was closed in 1888 when Boggin Embankment collapsed. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1972 after a restoration campaign lead by Cecil Wood.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| Bungalow Bridge No 59 | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Lubenham Lodge Bridge No 58 | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Laughton Road Bridge No 57 | 7 furlongs | |
| Morton's Bridge No 56 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Bunkers Hill Bridge No 55 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Laughton Manor Farm Bridge No 54 | ||
| Laughton Lodge Bridge No 53 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Ivy Lodge Farm Bridge Winding Hole | 4 furlongs | |
| Ivy Lodge Farm Bridge No 52 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Kicklewell Spinney Bridge No 51 | 7¼ furlongs | |
| Theddingworth Road Bridge No 50 | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
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![Grand Union Canal: Leicester Section: Bridge Number 54. This crossing of the canal is just a farmers' accommodation bridge. Nonetheless the bridge is part of the original canal infrastructure and probably dates from no later than 1814 when the route was opened. It is one of many Grade II Listed bridges along the canal.From a Geograph point of view this bridge is so close to straddling the grid line that its other side is in [[SP6787]]. by Nigel Cox – 06 May 2013](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/47/32/3473239_5ad0557f_120x120.jpg)







![Living Milestone No 2. See also [[546278]] and [[592878]] by Mat Fascione – 02 September 2007](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/54/54/545463_7829a7a7_120x120.jpg)














