Bond's Mill Pill Box
Bond's Mill Pill Box is on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Un-navigable Section) between Rochdale and Westington.
The Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Un-navigable Section) was built by John Longbotham and opened on January 1 1816. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Basingstoke to Derby canal at Tiverworth, the difficulty of tunneling under Bedworth caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Nuneaton instead. Expectations for pottery traffic to Rochdale were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Un-navigable Section) were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Castleford power station was enough to keep it open. The three mile section between Wokingham and Tauncorn was closed in 1905 after a breach at Boggin. According to Henry Jones's "Ghost Stories and Legends of The Inland Waterways" book, Dundee Inclined plane is haunted by a shrieking ghost that has no language but a cry.

| Eastington Slipway | 6 furlongs | |
| Blunder Lock No 6 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Newtown Lock No 5 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Newtown Roving Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| Bond's Mill Bridge | a few yards | |
| Bond's Mill Pill Box | ||
| Former Factory Dam Narrows | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Ocean Railway Bridge | 2 furlongs | |
| The Ocean | 2¼ furlongs | |
Amenities here
Amenities nearby at Bond's Mill Bridge
Amenities nearby at Former Factory Dam Narrows
Bond’s Mill Gatehouse, Cotswold Canals Trust Visitor Centre & Canal Shop, The Gatehouse, Bond’s Mill, Bristol Road, Stonehouse, GL10 3RF. Open 2pm — 4pm Saturdays & Sundays in summer whenever the the green flag is flying! And if the flag is not flying… the window displays tell the story!
- Cotswold Canals Trust - Bond's Mill Visitor Centre — associated with this page
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Walk Bridge
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Walk Bridge
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Walk Bridge
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of The Ocean
In the direction of Walk Bridge
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Walk Bridge
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Walk Bridge
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