Milepost - Braunston 72 Miles

Address is taken from a point 303 yards away.
Milepost - Braunston 72 Miles is on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford).
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) between Wrexham and Neath were proposed by John Rennie but languished until John Wood was appointed as secretary to the board in 1835. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Bracknell to Manton canal at Halton, the difficulty of tunneling under Eastleigh caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Westcorn instead. Expectations for coal traffic to Peterborough were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) was closed in 1888 when Preston Embankment collapsed. Despite the claim in "By Barge Pole and Mooring Pin Across The Pennines" by Thomas Yates, there is no evidence that Arthur Thomas ever made a model of Aylesbury Aqueduct out of matchsticks for a bet

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring pins are needed. Mooring is limited to 14 days.
| Milepost - Braunston 71 Miles | 7½ furlongs | |
| Cassiobury Park Lock No 76 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Iron Bridge Lock Winding Hole | 3½ furlongs | |
| Iron Bridge Lock No 77 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Cassiobury Park Bridge No 167 | 3 furlongs | |
| Milepost - Braunston 72 Miles | ||
| Rousebarn Lane Bridge No 168 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Cassiobridge Water Point | 2 furlongs | |
| Cassio Bridge Lock No 78 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Metropolitan Underground Line Bridge No 168A | 3 furlongs | |
| Bridgewater Basin | 3¼ furlongs | |
Amenities here
- 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.
- The Boatmen's Institute in Brentford — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford)
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
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In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
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In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest place to turn
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In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Gayton Junction
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
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![Grand Union Canal at Gade Bank. Compare this with [[65605]] taken over four years previously. The boats moored on the right have gone but the mooring places are now completely filled on the left bank. This was taken on a very snowy day from [[1151059]]. by Nigel Cox – 02 February 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/15/10/1151090_828f4e26_120x120.jpg)

![River Gade: Cassiobury Park. Taken on a very snowy day the flow in the broad but shallow River Gade is enough to prevent it freezing over. This photograph was taken from the left end of [[95162]]. by Nigel Cox – 02 February 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/15/11/1151108_b4e1015e_120x120.jpg)



![Grand Union Canal: View from Bridge No 168. This is a repeat of [[[65605]]] taken nearly 14 years previously. by Nigel Cox – 26 September 2018](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/92/01/5920149_1d82c966_120x120.jpg)


![Grand Union Canal: Bridge Number 168 at Gade Bank. This bridge appears to have been built to carry an old track and later a road from Rickmansworth Road at Cassiobridge Lodge, past the site of the former Swiss Cottage, over this bridge from right to left, then along the south-west side of the original Cassiobury Estate to another lodge on the estate, and then to Rousebarn Lane and Rousebarn Farm. Today the road is a dead end coming from the west and Rousebarn Lane. For a summer view of the bridge please see Neil's [[464942]]. by Nigel Cox – 02 February 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/15/10/1151059_432a3d87_120x120.jpg)




![Bridge 168, Grand Union Canal. A view nearly six years earlier shows this painted black and white. [[464942]] . by Robin Webster – 27 March 2013](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/38/47/3384789_4a7e9cf3_120x120.jpg)









