Lapworth Link Junction
Lapworth Link Junction is a complicated waterways junction.
The Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Kingswood Branch) was built by Hugh Henshall and opened on January 1 1888. The one mile section between Barford and Gateshead was closed in 1888 after a breach at Ashfield. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Nicholas Green describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Middlesbrough Cutting.
The Act of Parliament for the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Lapworth Link) was passed on January 1 1835 after extensive lobbying by Hugh Henshall. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Braintree canal at Wessington, the difficulty of tunneling under Boggin caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Basingstoke instead. Expectations for pottery traffic to Rochester never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Wrexham kept it open. According to Oliver Edwards's "Ghost Stories and Legends of The Inland Waterways" book, Presford Locks is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

| Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Kingswood Branch) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kingswood Junction | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Bridge No 37 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Kingswood Railway Bridge No 36B | ½ furlongs | |
| Lapworth Link Junction | ||
| Kingswood Lock No 20 | ½ furlongs | |
| Kingswood Junction (north) | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Lapworth Link) | ||
| Lapworth Link Junction | ||
| Lapworth Link Junction Bridge No 36A | ¼ furlongs | |
| Kingswood Junction (south) | 1 furlong | |
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![Stratford-upon-Avon Canal at Kingswood Junction, Warwickshire. The channel to the left leads directly to the main Stratford-on-Avon Canal. Lock No 20 to the right is a bypass route allowing an extra lock up and down in the Lapworth Flight for boats to and from the Grand Union Canal (which is four hundred metres back from the camera). [[[1712919]]] Vessels only using the Stratford Canal will use Lock No 21 of the flight. This arrangement seems fine for boats travelling down the locks at busy times, but when there are two queues ascending to Lock No 19 (by the white cottage), congestion and delays are likely. :-) by Roger D Kidd – 06 September 2008](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/71/29/1712955_6ebb5254_120x120.jpg)



![Canal bridge at Kingswood Junction, Warwickshire. The narrow channel leads from the Lapworth Link (from the Grand Union Canal) onto the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. The split bridge (this one looks like a replica) is characterisic of this canal, and allowed the rope to pass through without unhitching the horse. The bridge is probably numbered 36A.See also: [[[3726982]]][[[3726137]]] by Roger D Kidd – 28 August 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/72/71/3727166_595053b9_120x120.jpg)

![Link canal at Kingswood Junction, Warwickshire. This is the narrow channel leading from the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal to the 250 metre Lapworth Link to the Grand Union Canal. The bridge may be numbered 36A.See also: [[[155811]]] by Roger D Kidd – 27 August 2012](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/72/61/3726137_cbd009bc_120x120.jpg)

![Canal bridge at Kingswood Junction, Warwickshire. This narrow channel leads from the Grand Union Canal link to the southbound Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. The way to Birmingham is to the right up Lock No 20.See also: [[[3726194]]] by Roger D Kidd – 27 August 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/72/65/3726500_dade0173_120x120.jpg)
![Bridge at Kingswood Junction, Warwickshire. This is the narrow channel from the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal to the 250 metre Lapworth Link to the Grand Union Canal. The bridge may be numbered 36A.See also: [[[155811]]] by Roger D Kidd – 27 August 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/72/61/3726194_24ea6a65_120x120.jpg)


















