Birmingham Road Winding Hole
Birmingham Road Winding Hole is on the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section - Saltisford Arm).
The Act of Parliament for the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section - Saltisford Arm) was passed on 17 September 1876 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. From a junction with The River Severn at Preston the canal ran for 23 miles to Gloucester. Expectations for stone traffic to Wesscester never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section - Saltisford Arm) were submitted to parliament in 1990, water transfer to the treatment works at Leeds kept it open. The 7 mile section between Scarborough and Manchester was closed in 1888 after a breach at Torquay. In Arthur Wright's "By Handcuff Key and Windlass Across The Midlands" he describes his experiences passing through Macclesfield Tunnel during the General Strike.

You can wind here.
| Budbrooke Junction | 2 furlongs | |
| Budbrooke Road Bridge | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Saltisford Canal Trust Services Pontoon | 1 furlong | |
| Birmingham Road Winding Hole | ||
| Saltisford (Warwick) | 1 furlong | |
Amenities nearby at Saltisford (Warwick)
- 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 Budbrooke Junction
In the direction of Saltisford (Warwick)
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
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![Saltisford Arm, Warwick. This stretch of canal was from 1800 the approach to the terminus of the Warwick and Birmingham Canal. It brought coal to supply Britain's first gasworks [[1239752]]. A short connection to the Warwick and Napton Canal created a more direct route between Birmingham and London than had existed before: it became part of the Grand Union Canal. Now a spur, the Saltisford Arm is managed by a trust as a haven for residential boats.This view replicates [[4651]] taken by David Stowell in 2005, the first Geograph for the SP2765 gridsquare. by Robin Stott – 21 September 2020](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/61/42/6614286_5566ffca_120x120.jpg)




