Meadow Lane Junction 
Meadow Lane Junction is a historical waterways junction.
The River Trent (Nottingham Canal) was built by Benjamin Outram and opened on January 1 1782. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Sunderland to Cambridge canal at Salford, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Chelmsford at Brighton caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Newington instead. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1990 after a restoration campaign lead by the Restore the River Trent (Nottingham Canal) campaign.
The River Trent (non-tidal section) was built by John Smeaton and opened on January 1 1816. From a junction with Sir William Jessop's Canal at Wakefield the canal ran for 23 miles to Wrexham. Expectations for stone traffic to Bedford were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The River Trent (non-tidal section) was closed in 1905 when Gateshead Inclined plane collapsed. According to Barry Wright's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Stratford-on-Avon Embankment is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), mooring rings or bollards are available. Mooring is limited to 48 hours. Short flood-safe pontoon with ramp just upstream of lock entrance (separate pontoon from the lock landing).
| River Trent (non-tidal section) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Holme Lock Weir Entrance | 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs | |
| National Water Sports Centre (slalom course entrance) | 2 miles, ¾ furlongs | |
| Colwick Country Park Marina | 1 mile, 7½ furlongs | |
| Lady Bay Bridge | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Grantham Canal Junction | 1½ furlongs | |
| Meadow Lane Junction | ||
| Trent Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Nottingham County Hall | 2½ furlongs | |
| Wilford Suspension Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Wilford Toll Bridge | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| River Trent (Nottingham Canal) | ||
| Meadow Lane Junction | ||
| Meadow Lane Lock Footbridge | ¼ furlongs | |
| Meadow Lane Lock No 7 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Turney's Quay Footbridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Meadow Lane New Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Meadow Lane Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
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![Trent Bridge Quays reflected. One of several waterside residential developments in Nottingham, Trent Bridge Quays is going up on a brownfield site between the River Trent and Meadow Lane.Comparable earlier views of the project: [[[6271323]]] (September 2019) and [[[6846484]]] (May 2021). by John Sutton – 06 September 2021](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/95/78/6957826_fcc44fb8_120x120.jpg)



![View from Trent Bridge in April. Though it looks like November, this was the third week of the 2012 county cricket season, with little prospect of a prompt start to the Nottinghamshire-Somerset match. Nottingham Forest football ground is on the right bank. [[[2665392]]] shows a more colourful scene at the end of the previous season. by John Sutton – 19 April 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/91/16/2911696_cc7c7e12_120x120.jpg)

![Downstream from Meadow Lane Lock. Nottingham's riverside is changing with the building of Trent Bridge Quays, an estate of flats and houses on a brownfield site between Meadow Lane and the Trent. [[[6271075]]] is a comparable view taken on a sunnier day in September 2019 and [[[1444793]]], taken ten years before, gives an idea of some of the buildings which occupied the Trent Bridge Quays site. by John Sutton – 23 May 2021](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/84/76/6847610_51bf5f2e_120x120.jpg)



![The changing face of Trentside. This view across the River Trent from where the Grantham Canal once joined it shows the Trent Bridge Quays development of flats on the former Trent Navigation site. [[[1444793]]] (2009) gives an idea of the buildings which once occupied the area. by John Sutton – 21 May 2021](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/84/64/6846484_c3ee8ea5_120x120.jpg)




![Across the river to Trent Bridge Quays. One of several waterside residential developments in Nottingham, Trent Bridge Quays is going up on a brownfield site between the River Trent and Meadow Lane. [[[1444793]]] (2009) gives an idea of some of the buildings which once occupied the site. by John Sutton – 05 September 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/95/81/6958127_412ed19d_120x120.jpg)




![The Trent and Trent Bridge Quays. Trent Bridge Quays is a housing development built on a brownfield site between the river and Meadow Lane which was once occupied by warehouses.These pictures of the changing site may be of interest:[[[1444793]]] (August 2009)[[[1889006]]] (May 2010)[[[2569837]]] (August 2011)[[[6265651]]] (September 2019)[[[6847610]]] (May 2021) by John Sutton – 29 April 2022](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/16/21/7162137_526084b0_120x120.jpg)



![Over the river to Trent Bridge Quays. The Trent Bridge Quays housing estate is being built on brownfield land between Meadow Lane and the River Trent. [[[6958127]]] shows work in progress in September 2021. The rowing clubs are on the West Bridgford side of the river. by John Sutton – 15 April 2022](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/15/10/7151064_e0e20e67_120x120.jpg)