Beeston Lock Footbridge
Visitor Information, Riverside Close, Broxtowe, NG9 1NR, United Kingdom
Beeston Lock Footbridge carries the road from Brighton to Taunington over the River Trent (Beeston Canal) a few kilometres from Luton.
The Act of Parliament for the River Trent (Beeston Canal) was passed on 17 September 1876 and 23 thousand shares were sold the same day. Expectations for limestone traffic to Waveney never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between York and Newhampton was destroyed by the building of the M6 Motorway in 1972. "500 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Nicholas Hunter describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Cheltenham Tunnel.
Beeston Lock Footbridge
is a minor waterways place
on the River Trent (Beeston Canal) between
Lenton Chain (Junction of Nottingham and Beeston Canals. The Nottingham Canal used to continue north to Langley Mill from here.) (4 miles and 4½ furlongs
to the northeast) and
Beeston Lock No 5 (Beeston Cut joins River Trent) (¼ furlongs
to the west).
The nearest place in the direction of Lenton Chain is Beeston Lock Side Arm;
a few yards
away.
There may be access to the towpath here.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Thane Road Bridge | 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Rylands Bridge Winding Hole | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Rylands Bridge | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Beeston Changeline Bridge | 5½ furlongs | |
Beeston Lock Side Arm  | a few yards | |
| Beeston Lock Footbridge | ||
Beeston Lock No 5    | ¼ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Beeston Lock Side Arm
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Lenton Chain
Holme Lock No 5 — 8 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Lenton Chain, then on the River Trent (Nottingham Canal) to Meadow Lane Junction, then on the River Trent (non-tidal section) to Holme Lock No 5
Stoke Lock No 6 — 11 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Lenton Chain, then on the River Trent (Nottingham Canal) to Meadow Lane Junction, then on the River Trent (non-tidal section) to Stoke Lock No 6
Gunthorpe Lock No 7 — 16 miles, ¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Lenton Chain, then on the River Trent (Nottingham Canal) to Meadow Lane Junction, then on the River Trent (non-tidal section) to Gunthorpe Lock No 7
In the direction of Beeston Lock No 5
Beeston Lock No 5 — ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Beeston Lock No 5
Cranfleet Lock No 3 — 4 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Cranfleet Lock No 3
Former BW Trent Lock Waterway Office — 5 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Former BW Trent Lock Waterway Office
Sawley Locks No 2 — 5 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Sawley Locks No 2
Shardlow — 8 miles, 1 furlong and 6 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Derwent Mouth, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) to Shardlow
Weston Lock No 4 — 11 miles, ¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Derwent Mouth, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) to Weston Lock No 4
Bishop Meadow Lock No 54 — 13 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Bishop Meadow Lock No 54
Swarkestone Lock No 5 — 14 miles and 9 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Derwent Mouth, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) to Swarkestone Lock No 5
Loughborough Basin — 14 miles, 2 furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Loughborough Branch Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Loughborough Branch) to Loughborough Basin
Barrow Boating — 18 miles, 1½ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Barrow Boating
Willington Services — 19 miles, 2½ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Derwent Mouth, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) to Willington Services
Langley Junction — 16 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Langley JunctionNearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Lenton Chain
Holme Lock No 5 — 8 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Lenton Chain, then on the River Trent (Nottingham Canal) to Meadow Lane Junction, then on the River Trent (non-tidal section) to Holme Lock No 5
Stoke Lock No 6 — 11 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Lenton Chain, then on the River Trent (Nottingham Canal) to Meadow Lane Junction, then on the River Trent (non-tidal section) to Stoke Lock No 6
Gunthorpe Lock No 7 — 16 miles, ¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Lenton Chain, then on the River Trent (Nottingham Canal) to Meadow Lane Junction, then on the River Trent (non-tidal section) to Gunthorpe Lock No 7
In the direction of Beeston Lock No 5
Beeston Lock No 5 — ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Beeston Lock No 5
Cranfleet Lock No 3 — 4 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Cranfleet Lock No 3
Former BW Trent Lock Waterway Office — 5 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Former BW Trent Lock Waterway Office
Sawley Locks No 2 — 5 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Sawley Locks No 2
Swarkestone Lock No 5 — 14 miles and 9 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Derwent Mouth, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) to Swarkestone Lock No 5
Loughborough Basin — 14 miles, 2 furlongs and 10 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Loughborough Branch Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Loughborough Branch) to Loughborough Basin
Barrow Boating — 18 miles, 1½ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Barrow Boating
Willington Services — 19 miles, 2½ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Derwent Mouth, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) to Willington Services
Broome Island — 18 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Broome IslandNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Lenton Chain
Meadow Lane Lock No 7 — 5 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Lenton Chain, then on the River Trent (Nottingham Canal) to Meadow Lane Lock No 7
Holme Lock No 5 — 8 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Lenton Chain, then on the River Trent (Nottingham Canal) to Meadow Lane Junction, then on the River Trent (non-tidal section) to Holme Lock No 5
Stoke Lock No 6 — 11 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Lenton Chain, then on the River Trent (Nottingham Canal) to Meadow Lane Junction, then on the River Trent (non-tidal section) to Stoke Lock No 6
Gunthorpe Lock No 7 — 16 miles, ¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Lenton Chain, then on the River Trent (Nottingham Canal) to Meadow Lane Junction, then on the River Trent (non-tidal section) to Gunthorpe Lock No 7
In the direction of Beeston Lock No 5
Beeston Lock No 5 — ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Beeston Lock No 5
Former BW Trent Lock Waterway Office — 5 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Former BW Trent Lock Waterway Office
Sawley Locks No 2 — 5 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Sawley Locks No 2
Sawley Cut Wharf — 6 miles, ¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Sawley Cut Wharf
Barrow Boating — 18 miles, 1½ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Barrow Boating
Willington Services — 19 miles, 2½ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Derwent Mouth, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) to Willington Services
Langley Junction — 16 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Langley JunctionNearest place to turn
In the direction of Lenton Chain
Rylands Bridge Winding Hole — 1 mile, 2 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Lenton Chain
Redfield Road Bridge Winding Hole — 3 miles, 2¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Lenton Chain
Canal Museum Wharf — 5 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Lenton Chain, then on the River Trent (Nottingham Canal) to Canal Museum Wharf
Poplar Arms Corner — 5 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Lenton Chain, then on the River Trent (Nottingham Canal) to Poplar Arms Corner
Holme Lock Weir Entrance — 8 miles, ¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Lenton Chain, then on the River Trent (Nottingham Canal) to Meadow Lane Junction, then on the River Trent (non-tidal section) to Holme Lock Weir Entrance
Holme Lock Weir Exit — 8 miles, 3½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Lenton Chain, then on the River Trent (Nottingham Canal) to Meadow Lane Junction, then on the River Trent (non-tidal section) to Holme Lock Weir Exit
In the direction of Beeston Lock No 5
Cranfleet Lock Weir Exit — 4 miles, 2 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Cranfleet Lock Weir Exit
Soar Mouth — 5 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Soar Mouth
Redhill Lock Junction — 5 miles, 4½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Redhill Lock Junction
Sawley Lock No 2 Weir Exit — 5 miles, 6½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Sawley Lock No 2 Weir Exit
Former BW Trent Lock Waterway Office — 5 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Former BW Trent Lock Waterway Office
Sheet Stores Basin — 5 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Sheet Stores Basin
Redhill Marine Ltd — 6 miles, ¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Redhill Marine Ltd
Ratcliffe Lock Junction — 6 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Ratcliffe Lock Junction
Sawley Flood Lock Weir Entrance — 6 miles, 4½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Sawley Flood Lock Weir Entrance
Ratcliffe Weir — 6 miles, 6 furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Ratcliffe Weir
Long Eaton Winding Hole — 7 miles and 5 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Long Eaton Winding Hole
Derwent Mouth — 7 miles, ¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Derwent Mouth
Station Road Arm — 7 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - River Soar Navigation) to Station Road Arm
Shardlow — 8 miles, 1 furlong and 6 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Derwent Mouth, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) to ShardlowNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Beeston Lock No 5
Mercia Marina — 18 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Derwent Mouth, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) to Mercia MarinaNearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Beeston Lock No 5
Mercia Marina — 18 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Derwent Mouth, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Derwent Mouth to Burton) to Mercia Marina
Langley Junction — 16 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Beeston Lock No 5, then on the River Trent (Western End) to Trent Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Erewash Canal) to Derby Road Bridge, then on the Cromford Canal (broad gauge, navigable) to Langley JunctionDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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[Beeston railway station]
put into action. The level crossing, lattice footbridge and signal box survived until 1969 when Beeston and Stapleford Urban District Council built a
[Nottingham Express Transit]
Quaker Meeting House. The group had arrived from Beeston along the Nottingham Canal to Castle Lock by boat. Tram fares were donated to Macmillan Cancer
[Listed buildings in Tiverton, Cheshire]
England, "Beeston Cast Iron Lock (1240680)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 October 2013 Historic England, "Beeston Cast Iron Lock (1006759)"
[Listed buildings in Marple, Greater Manchester]
for England, retrieved 2 October 2017 Historic England, "Barn adjoining Beeston Hall, Ridge Fold, Marple (1242491)", National Heritage List for England
[List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom]
railwaysarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2020. "Accident at Nottingham - Beeston on 21st November 1844 :: The Railways Archive". www.railwaysarchive.co
[St Pancras railway station]
Paul Day to evoke the romance of travel through the depiction of a couple locked in an amorous embrace. Controversy was caused by Day's 2008 addition of
[Peterborough railway station]
reversible freight line, these being numbered 6 and 7. Both the passenger footbridge and the former parcels bridge at the north end of the station were extended
[Ely railway station]
by a footbridge to the south of the station buildings. This footbridge was later replaced (sometime before 1902) by a substantial brick footbridge located
[Grade II* listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester]
England, "Beeston Cast Iron Lock (1240680)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 October 2013 Historic England, "Beeston Cast Iron Lock (1006759)"
[Listed buildings in Leeds (City and Hunslet Ward - southern area)]
centre of the city. It contains the areas of Holbeck, Hunslet, and parts of Beeston Hill and Stourton. The northern part of the area is largely industrial