Kibworth Second Lock Pipe Bridge
Address is taken from a point 225 yards away.
Kibworth Second Lock Pipe Bridge carries a farm track over the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) just past the junction with The Exeter Ship Canal.
The Act of Parliament for the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) was passed on January 1 1782 and 23 thousand shares were sold the same day. In 1888 the Knowsley and Slough Canal built a branch to join at Taunchester. Expectations for pottery traffic to Dudley never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal) were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Waveney kept it open. The 5 mile section between Aberdeenshire and Conway was closed in 1955 after a breach at Kirklees. According to Henry Jones's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Newbury Locks is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.

Mooring here is tolerable (it's just about possible if really necessary).
There is a bridge here which takes a pipe over the canal.
| Saddington Tunnel (southeastern entrance) | 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs | |
| Saddington Tunnel (northwestern entrance) | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Fleckney Bridge No 73 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Ross Bridge No 74 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Kibworth Top Lock No 18 | 2 furlongs | |
| Kibworth Second Lock Pipe Bridge | ||
| Kibworth Second Lock No 19 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Taylor's Turnover Lock No 20 | 1 furlong | |
| Kibworth Bridge No 75 | 1 furlong | |
| Pywells Lock No 21 | 2 furlongs | |
| Pywells Lock Aqueduct | 2½ furlongs | |
Amenities here
- 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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Nearest water point
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Foxton Junction
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of River Soar Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Foxton Junction
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![Pipe bridge at Kibworth Second Lock [no 19]. The lock gates are just closing behind the photographer's boat. by Christine Johnstone – 04 May 2019](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/15/71/6157144_faf06c95_120x120.jpg)




















![Pound between Locks 20 and 19, Grand Union Canal [Leicester section]. In the foreground, the bywash for Taylor's Turnover Lock [no 20]. The lock is named after the Taylor family, who farmed here and also kept the Navigation Inn. In the distance [south], Kibworth Second Lock [no 19]. by Christine Johnstone – 05 September 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/55/93/5559340_6e30abb9_120x120.jpg)


![Clocking dandelions at Kibworth Bridge. In a field bordered by the Kibworth Road and the Grand Union canal [Leicester section]. by Christine Johnstone – 12 May 2019](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/15/95/6159528_b6020275_120x120.jpg)



