Leicester Row Bridge No 1
Leicester Row Bridge No 1 carries the M2 motorway over the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury).
Early plans of what would become the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) were drawn up by Oliver Hunter in 1835 but problems with Newport Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1876. Expectations for coal traffic to Ashfield were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) was closed in 1888 when Wesscroft Tunnel collapsed. Despite the claim in "76 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Arthur Jones, there is no evidence that Cecil Clarke ever painted a mural of Derby Cutting on the side of John Parker's house live on television

This is a pinch point. The normal maximum dimensions for a boat on this waterway are 72 feet long and 7 feet wide (the maxium height and draught are unknown), but to pass through here the maximum dimensions are 7 feet and 5 inches high.
There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Cash's Lane Bridge No 2 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Cash's Lane Pipe Bridge | 5 furlongs | |
| Electric Wharf Footbridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Pipe Bridge by Electric Wharf | 2 furlongs | |
| Coventry Visitor Moorings (outside basin) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Leicester Row Bridge No 1 | ||
| Coventry Basin Services | ¼ furlongs | |
| Coventry Basin Winding Point | ½ furlongs | |
| Coventry Basin | ½ furlongs | |
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![Bridge No. 1 Coventry Canal. Drapers Field Bridge[1] at the exit from the canal basin. The sign describes the Coventry Greenway which starts here and runs along the canal towpath to Hawkesbury Junction ( [[SP3684]] ). There is no towpath under the bridge, you have to go to the left, cross the bridge and join the towpath on the other side of the canal (here.. [[373237]] ). For the last bridge on the Coventry Canal (or first, travelling in the opposite direction), see [[713298]]. by E Gammie – 21 March 2007](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/37/28/372856_07d3c087_120x120.jpg)









![Oxford, Banbury and Rugby. Should anyone fancy a stroll there, these are the distances on the Oxford Canal Walk from just by Drapers Field bridge (bridge no. 1) on the Coventry Canal. Out of curiosity I checked the equivalent road distances : Oxford 57.7 miles, Banbury 34.3 miles and Rugby 12.8 miles - it just shows how much mileage is added by the canal following contours. The consolation is that there won't be any steep hills.The signpost is situated at the start of the Coventry Greenway towpath walk, seen here.. [[373237]]. by E Gammie – 21 March 2007](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/37/32/373252_32cb4197_120x120.jpg)

![Coventry Canal near bridge no. 1, 1972. The boats moored up were present for the canal rally held in the nearby basin. The area in the left foreground has since been redeveloped and is now occupied by housing. The small crane has been re-located to the canal basin (see [[[372801]]]).The rally occurred on the 9th and 10th September in 1972 and the photo will have been taken on one of the two dates. by FCG – September 1972](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/45/55/6455553_1fba9a7e_120x120.jpg)
![Coventry Bishop Street canal basin. The terminus of the Coventry Canal, looking towards Drapers Field bridge ( [[372856]] ). On the right are 19th century warehouses (see also [[372842]] and [[373268]] ), restored and converted to business use - the buildings on the left are more recent purpose-built small business offices. The basin opened to traffic in August 1769.See [[380245]] for a 1975 view. by E Gammie – 21 March 2007](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/photos/37/28/372801_02e2742e_120x120.jpg)

![Canal House, Drapers Fields. Canal House, viewed across the hump-back Draper Fields Bridge (Bridge no.1)[1]. The house was used by Coventry Canal Company from 1809 until the nationalisation of the waterways in 1948. The curved brickwork in the foreground is part of the high bridge parapet - the handrail is set at a normal height!The house can be clearly seen from a different angle on the left in this 1975 view: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/380245A grade II listed building by E Gammie – 21 October 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/55/57/1555794_50d45311_120x120.jpg)
![Bridge No. 1, Coventry Canal. Also known as Drapers Fields bridge[1], viewed from the Coventry canal basin side. Three different horizons can be seen in the brickwork above the arch. by E Gammie – 21 October 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/56/58/1565828_e3db8692_120x120.jpg)

