Osterley Lock No 98 
Osterley Lock No 98 is one of some locks on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) .
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

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring pins are needed. Very quiet round here... you get your very own island full of rabbits!.
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
This is a lock with a rise of 5 feet and 7 inches.
| Grand Union Canal - Brent Junction | 6 furlongs | |
| Moorings below Hanwell Locks | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Milepost - Braunston 91 Miles | 4 furlongs | |
| Ontario Bridge No 205A | 3½ furlongs | |
| River Brent Outfall Bridge No 205C | ½ furlongs | |
| Osterley Lock No 98 | ||
| River Brent Towpath Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Boston Manor Motorway Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Wyke Green Railway Bridge No 206A | 2½ furlongs | |
| Gallows Bridge No 207 | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Clitheroe's Lock Weir Entrance | 4¾ furlongs | |
Amenities here
Amenities nearby at River Brent Outfall Bridge No 205C
Amenities nearby at River Brent Towpath Bridge
- 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 Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton 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 Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Gayton Junction
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![Osterley Lock. The greenery around the lock has all grown up since Neil Clifton's 1976 view [[395787]]. by Stephen Craven – 30 April 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/38/82/2388247_8a48579b_120x120.jpg)








![Grand Union Canal: Lock Number 98: Osterley Lock. When the Grand Junction (later the Grand Union) Canal was built the section between the River Thames at Brentford and Hanwell followed the existing course of the River Brent. Locks were built and the river was generally canalized. However Osterley Lock here was built on a new cut on the canal, which shortened the distance needed to travel by bypassing a meander in the river. The remnant loop of the river remains to the east, as seen in [[3616759]]. by Nigel Cox – 18 August 2013](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/61/70/3617012_dd09d91c_120x120.jpg)








