Boston Grand Sluice Railway Bridge
Boston Lock Cafe, Bargate, Witham Bank East, Boston PE21 9JU, United Kingdom
Boston Grand Sluice Railway Bridge carries a footpath over the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) near to Manley Embankment.
Early plans for the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) between Boggin and Arun were proposed at a public meeting at the Swan Inn in Taunford by Peter Clarke but languished until Benjamin Outram was appointed as chief engineer in 1816. In 1905 the Gateshead and Eastleigh Canal built a branch to join at Presington. Despite the claim in "By Barge Pole and Windlass Across The Wash" by Arthur Green, there is no evidence that Cecil Harding ever swam through Oldchester Embankment in 17 minutes for a bet
Boston Grand Sluice Railway Bridge
is a minor waterways place
on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) between
Anton's Gowt Junction (Junction of Witham Navigable Drains with River Witham.) (2 miles and 3 furlongs
to the northwest) and
Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3 (Boston Lock) (¼ furlongs
to the southeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Anton's Gowt Junction is Boston Gateway Marina (Boat Club);
¾ furlongs
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
There is a bridge here which takes a railway over the canal.
Langrick Bridge General Store and Marina    | 4 miles, 3½ furlongs | |
Anton's Gowt Junction  | 2 miles, 3 furlongs | |
Boston Lock Visitor Moorings  | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Boston Motor Yatch Club | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Boston Gateway Marina | ¾ furlongs | |
| Boston Grand Sluice Railway Bridge | ||
Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3    | ¼ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Boston Lock Visitor Moorings — 2¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Langrick Bridge General Store and Marina — 4 miles, 3½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3
Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3 — ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3
In the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Boston Lock Visitor Moorings — 2¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3
Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3 — ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3
Donington High Bridge Winding Hole — 13 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3, then on the River Witham (Boston to the Wash) to River Witham - Black Sluice Navigation Junction, then on the River Witham (Black Sluice Navigation) to Donington High Bridge Winding Hole
Black Sluice Navigation - Dowsby Fen Junction — 17 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Boston Grand Sluice Lock No 3, then on the River Witham (Boston to the Wash) to River Witham - Black Sluice Navigation Junction, then on the River Witham (Black Sluice Navigation) to Black Sluice Navigation - Dowsby Fen Junction
In the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Boston Gateway Marina — ¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Boston Motor Yatch Club — 1¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Boston Lock Visitor Moorings — 2¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Anton's Gowt Junction — 2 miles, 3 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Langrick Bridge General Store and Marina — 4 miles, 3½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Bettinson's Bridge Winding Hole — 8 miles, 2½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Newham Drain - Frith Bank Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Newham Drain) to Newham Drain - Howbridge Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Howbridge Drain) to Bettinson's Bridge Winding Hole
Chapel Hill Junction — 9 miles, 7 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Orchard Caravan and Camping Park Moorings — 10 miles, 1½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Dogdyke Visitor Moorings — 10 miles, 6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Belle Isle Marina — 10 miles, 6¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Tattershall Bridge Visitor Moorings — 11 miles, 6 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Horncastle Canal Junction — 12 miles, 3 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Winding Hole below Clay Bank Road Bridge — 12 miles, 6½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Sleaford Navigation(Kyme Eau)-navigable section) to Winding Hole below Clay Bank Road Bridge
Kirkstead Bridge Visitor Moorings — 16 miles, 1½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Cobblers Lock Winding Hole — 16 miles, 7 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Chapel Hill Junction, then on the River Witham (Sleaford Navigation(Kyme Eau)-navigable section) to Cobblers Lock Winding Hole
Stixwould — 18 miles, 2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Southrey Visitor Moorings — 19 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)
Dunstan Fen Visitor Moorings — 19 miles, 7¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of High Bridge Lincoln (the Glory Hole)No information
CanalPlan has no information on any of the following facilities within range:self-operated pump-out
boatyard pump-out
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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[River Witham]
navigable from Brayford Pool in Lincoln to Boston. Its locks are at Lincoln, Bardney and the Grand/Great Sluice. Passage through the latter is restricted
[Boston, Lincolnshire]
as Boston Stump and is renowned for its size and its dominant appearance in the surrounding countryside. The Great Sluice is disguised by railway and
[The Haven, Boston]
below the old centre of the town. The fishing fleet moors below the railway bridge and trading vessels lie either in tidal berths beside the dock where
[List of bridges and viaducts in Lincolnshire]
now used by foot and cycle traffic, and not under 'Railway' as it used to be. However, if the bridge or viaduct has not been re-purposed yet it listed
[Witham Navigable Drains]
Hodsons Bridge (Bridge No. 8), Bridge No. 9, and Station Bridge (Bridge No. 10) have a single arch. Hobhole Sluice, which is constructed of gritstone
[South Forty-Foot Drain]
eastern England between Guthram Gowt and the Black Sluice pumping station on The Haven, at Boston. The Drain has its origins in the 1630s, when the first
[East Lincolnshire Railway]
Town and the River Witham, on the north approach to the skew bridge over the Grand Sluice. It was soon realised that this was not proper, and the section
[Lincolnshire lines of the Great Northern Railway]
"Walton" so evidently the Midland Railway hauled the GNR trains to and from Peterborough, Near the Grand Sluice at Boston, the East Lincolnshire Line and
[William Madocks]
He also supervised the construction of two catchwater drains and a large sluice, to drain the area behind the embankment. Madocks was growing wheat and
[Suez Canal]
and by Kajima. El Ferdan Railway Bridge (30°39′25″N 32°20′02″E / 30.657°N 32.334°E / 30.657; 32.334 (El Ferdan Railway Bridge)) 20 km (12 mi) north of
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