Site of Whitehouses Pumping Station
Address is taken from a point 3474 yards away.
Site of Whitehouses Pumping Station is on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Wendover Arm - unrestored section) between Stratford-on-Avon and Newcorn.
The Act of Parliament for the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Wendover Arm - unrestored section) was passed on 17 September 1876 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Northchester to Polstan canal at Reigate, the difficulty of tunneling through the Westhampton Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Middlesbrough instead. The canal between Sunderland and Liverington was obliterated by the building of the Nottingham bypass in 1972. In Nicholas Yates's "By Handcuff Key and Piling Hook Across The Pennines" he describes his experiences passing through Slough Aqueduct during the war.

| Drayton Beauchamp Bridge No 5 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| The Sump | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Drayton Beauchamp 2nd Visitor Moorings | 5 furlongs | |
| Drayton Beauchamp 1st Visitor Moorings | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Chiltern Footbridge No 4A | 1½ furlongs | |
| Site of Whitehouses Pumping Station | ||
| Pat Saunders Footbridge No 4 | ½ furlongs | |
| Site of Proposed Wilstone Picnic Area | ¾ furlongs | |
| Wendover Arm Access Road | 3½ furlongs | |
| Little Tring Winding Hole | 5 furlongs | |
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
- THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL - a highway laid with water. — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal)
- An account of the Grand Junction Canal, 1792 - 1928, with a postscript. By Ian Petticrew and Wendy Austin.
- Wendover Arm Trust — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Wendover Arm)
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![View southwest from bridge over Wendover Arm. The Wendover Arm of the Grand Union canal is currently being restored. This is a view south-westwards in the direction of Drayton Beauchamp from the footbridge seen in [[[4396907]]].The canal is currently full of thick grey mud and collected rainwater, but its course is plain to see.For the view in the opposite direction see [[[4396934]]]Note the footbridge from which this photo was taken is some yards southwest of the footpath as marked on the OS map (at 2015) as there is a kink in the footpath to allow the crossing in a suitable place. by Rob Farrow – 22 March 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/39/69/4396919_950283f1_120x120.jpg)
![Wendover Arm: The Canal Bed looking towards Drayton Beauchamp. This picture highlights one of the big obstacles to the re-opening of the canal. The Canal was closed early in the 20th century because it was losing water. The problem is that it doesn't lose water fast enough! All equipment used at the current work site has to be taken along the canal and as a result one has more than a mile of deep glutinous mud to traverse, and rain makes matters worse. This significantly slows the work and means that more expensive equipment, capable of working in the very difficult conditions, needs to be hired.This section of the towpath is also part of the circular walk found Wilstone Reservoir.See [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 14 April 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/25/16/1251620_7efe20c1_120x120.jpg)
![Grand Union Canal (Wendover Arm): Unrestored reach near Little Tring (4). This section of unrestored canal is between [[3736906]] and [[3656853]] and the restoration crew in the latter are heading remorselessly this way! The old canal bed is used as a transit route for construction plant between the site and the restoration society's yard, hence the muddy bottom with vehicle tracks. This is the view looking south-westwards from [[3745891]]. by Nigel Cox – 12 September 2013](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/74/61/3746152_976c1dc6_120x120.jpg)





![Grand Union Canal (Wendover Arm): Bridge Number 4. This newish wooden footbridge carries the footpath between Tring and Wilstone over the unrestored section of the canal. Please see Graham's [[603796]] from 2007, and Shaun's [[2167025]] from 2010, for earlier views. Old Victorian Ordnance Survey maps show that there was originally a swing bridge here when the canal was still functioning. by Nigel Cox – 12 September 2013](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/74/58/3745891_28afd0b6_120x120.jpg)
![Wendover Arm: A New Wooden Footbridge over the Canal. Until work started to reopen this section of the canal the footpath from the reservoir crossed the partially filled in canal at this point. This footbridge keeps the path open, crossing what is currently a building site, and will, at some future date, be a navigable canal. Plaques on the uprights acknowledge help given in the restoration work.See [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 14 April 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/25/16/1251608_dd4e5452_120x120.jpg)


![Grand Union Canal (Wendover Arm): Unrestored reach near Little Tring (3). This section of unrestored canal is between [[3736906]] and [[3656853]] and the restoration crew in the latter are heading remorselessly this way! The old canal bed is used as a transit route for construction plant between the site and the restoration society's yard, hence the muddy bottom with vehicle tracks. This is the view looking north-eastwards from [[3745891]]. Old Victorian Ordnance Survey maps show that there was originally a swing bridge here, at about the location of the large sign, when the canal was still functioning. by Nigel Cox – 12 September 2013](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/74/59/3745917_38991369_120x120.jpg)

![New footbridge on Wendover Arm. A close up of the new footbridge carrying a footpath over the canal. This shows various plaques acknowledging financial contributions towards its construction. The bridge in context is here [[[603796]]] by Graham Horn – 03 November 2007](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/60/38/603831_18429590_120x120.jpg)


![View NNE from bridge over Wendover Arm. The Wendover Arm of the Grand Union canal is currently being restored. This is a view north-northeast from the footbridge seen in [[[4396907]]].The canal is currently full of thick grey mud and collected rainwater, but its route, heading for Little Tring is plain to see.For the view in the opposite direction see [[[4396919]]]Note the footbridge from which this photo was taken is some yards southwest of the footpath as marked on the OS map (at 2015) as there is a kink in the footpath to allow the crossing in a suitable place. by Rob Farrow – 22 March 2015](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/39/69/4396934_8bdc3654_120x120.jpg)
![Wendover Arm: The Disused Canal and Towpath near Little Tring. The line of the canal is comparatively straight at this point. When I first walked along this section of the disused canal some 40 years ago the towpath was a somewhat overgrown path. What is now a mud-filled ditch was a 30 foot wide hedge filled with wildlife.See [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 14 April 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/25/15/1251577_62ceebd2_120x120.jpg)
![Footpath linking with the towpath of the Wendover Arm. For the other end of the footpath see [[1251594]].See [[1440175]]. by Chris Reynolds – 06 August 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/44/02/1440217_1aacc286_120x120.jpg)
![The Meeting of the Ways on the path round Wilstone Reservoir. This picture is taken from a footpath connecting the towpath of the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal. [[1440217]].To the left (South) there is a gated track. [[1440224]].To the right (North) the track runs along the edge of a wood [[1440209]] and links with [[1440164]].Immediately to the right is an opening onto a large field with a conservation headland. [[1440197]]. by Chris Reynolds – 06 August 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/44/01/1440175_1a084e80_120x120.jpg)
![Conservation Headland adjoining woodland near Wilstone Reservoir. A notice says that there is no entry along the headland. It should be noted that the woodland is part of a nature reserve and site of special scientific interest.See [[1440175]]. by Chris Reynolds – 06 August 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/44/01/1440197_e8d04f4f_120x120.jpg)
![The Gated Track to the East of Wilstone Reservoir. This gate protects an area which is a nature reserve, a site of special scientific interest and, until about a year ago, the facilities owned by the Rothschild family for duck shooting.See [[1440175]] by Chris Reynolds – 06 August 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/44/02/1440224_c3c5a8a1_120x120.jpg)
![Lining the canal sides on the Wendover Arm. The process involves the following stages(1) The side is excavated smoothly down, using the JCB(2) Large sheets of a waterproofing fabric containing a bentonite filling are added.(3) A wall of concrete blocks is laid against the sheeting to protect it from damage from the barges once the canal is in use.(4) The top of the wall is covered with a roll of coconut matting (5) The upper part of the sheeting will later be covered with soil.(6) When the sides have been completed along a reasonable length the bottom will be covered with a large sheet of matting.(7) The matting on the floor will then be covered with a thick layer of soil.(8) When a suitable length has been prepared a temporary earth dam will be added and the area flooded.(9) When eventually the restoration work connects with the canal at Tringford the earth dams will be removed and canal badges will again be able to go along the canal.At the present rate this is unlikely to be before about 2025.See also [[5526716]] by Chris Reynolds – 03 September 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/52/67/5526712_9cab6ad1_120x120.jpg)
![The track runs north by Wilstone Reservoir. Part of the footpath round Wilstone Reservoir – further north it continues as [[1440164]].See [[1440175]]. by Chris Reynolds – 06 August 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/44/02/1440209_9b9f44be_120x120.jpg)

![Work on the side of the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal. See [[5526712]] for detailed description of the work in progress by Chris Reynolds – 03 September 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/52/67/5526716_633fa759_120x120.jpg)


