Rectory Bridge No 44
Rectory Bridge No 44 carries the M72 motorway over the Grantham Canal between Oldstone and Poole.
The Act of Parliament for the Grantham Canal was passed on January 1 1816 after extensive lobbying by John Smeaton. Expectations for stone traffic to Aberdeenshire were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Kirklees kept it open. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Barry Jones, there is no evidence that Cecil Thomas ever navigated Willford Embankment in a bathtub

There is a bridge here which takes a footpath over the canal.
| Meadows Lane Bridge No 39 | 1 mile, 5½ furlongs | |
| Hose Wooden Bridge No 40 | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| Harby Colston Bridge No 41 | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Harby Swing Bridge No 42 | 4 furlongs | |
| Langar Bridge No 43 | 2 furlongs | |
| Rectory Bridge No 44 | ||
| Stathern Bridge No 45 | 5½ furlongs | |
| Haulings Bridge No 46 | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Bingham Branch Line Railway Bridge No 46A | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Wells Bridge No 47 | 1 mile, 6¼ furlongs | |
| Malt Rooms Bridge No 48 | 1 mile, 7½ furlongs | |
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![Migrant Hawker Dragonfly - Aeshna mixta. By the Grantham Canal there were lots of these dragonflies flitting about and hovering over the water. This species is found mainly near still water, such as canals and large ponds, but often seen away from water, in lanes, woodland clearings and gardens. The hawker dragonfly spends most of its time on the wing feeds on other insects which it captures in mid-air with its spiny legs. See [[625624]] and [[625635]]. All these photographs were taken within a few yards of each other. by Kate Jewell – 17 September 2005](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/62/56/625643_4b2d5e4c_120x120.jpg)


![Grantham Canal, Harby. The Grantham Canal is a haven for wildlife. This family of swans were busy feeding off the canal bed. See [[625643]] and [[625635]]. All these photographs were taken within a few yards of each other. by Kate Jewell – 17 September 2005](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/62/56/625624_29d427b9_120x120.jpg)



















