Maps and DVDs for the Waterways of Britain
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Fairfield Junction Waterhouses Junction > Waterhouses Top Lock 22 has an ornamental gate and it leads to Waterhouses Junction, sometimes known as Fairbottom Junction, with the Fairbottom Branch. The...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Fairfield Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > < JUMP TO Fairbottom Branch Next > < End of Navigation End of Navigation > Waterhouses Junction, sometimes known as Fairbottom...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > Above Waterhouses Junction the canal looks just ready for boats as it passes under the footbridge. Note: This footbridge was...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > The Hollinwood Canal runs right to left across the foreground, with Crime Lake extending beyond. It is said that Crime...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > Crime Bridge, on Cutler Hill Road, is the limit of the water. The route is dry beyond here and walkers...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > Looking back across Crime Lake the distant views show mills once important to the trade along the canal. Waterway and...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > Once again the route of the Hollinwood Canal is crossed by the M60 Motorway where there is inadequate clearance to...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > Looking downhill where it seems possible possible to construct a new aqueduct with adequate clearance above the M60 Motorway. Waterway...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > It takes careful checking of the map to identify this is where the Hollinwood Canal once came towards us. Waterway...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > The route of the Hollinwood Canal can still be found if we check our map carefully. Waterway and Kilometerage HOLL...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > Modern housing means we can no longer follow the canal which passes through the fence, but an alternative alignment which...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > The Hollinwood Canal once came straight towards us through the houses. Waterway and Kilometerage HOLL 06.175.05 OS Grid Reference SD...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > The Hollinwood Canal once ran through parallel to Albert Street through the buildings to the left. Fortunately there appears to be an...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > The route of the Hollinwood Canal is blocked again by the M60 Motorway and by modern housing and it seems...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > The canal once headed straight ahead into the photo at roughly the level of the camera and originally ended at a...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > Just beyond the motorway, Cardigan Road is now built along the line of the Hollinwood Canal. Lock 24, the second of the...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > It’s still possible to follow much of the route of the Hollinwood Canal if you look for the footpaths. Waterway...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > This wall looks a rather earlier construction than the adjacent modern housing, but it’s not quite on the line of...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > The Hollinwood Canal would have passed through the left hand side of this building before crossing Manchester Road. Waterway and...
< Next Hollinwood Canal Next > < Waterhouses Junction Jn with Werneth Branch Canal > Leading off Drury lane is another footpath which turns at the corner to rejoin the line of the canal which...
< Next Hollinwood Canal JUMP TO > < Waterhouses Junction Whitehouses Junction > < JUMP TO Werneth Branch Canal Next > < End of Navigation End of Navigation > After crossing Canal Street, and climbing through the final...
< Next Fairbottom Branch Next > < Waterhouses Junction End of Navigation > Looking back at Waterhouses Junction from the Fairbottom Branch. The top lock of the Waterhouses Flight it where the people are to the...
< Next Fairbottom Branch Next > < Waterhouses Junction End of Navigation > The Fairbottom Branch starts off looking like an open canal just waiting for boats to cruise past. Waterway and Kilometerage HOLL-FB 04.315.05 OS...
< Next Fairbottom Branch Next > < Waterhouses Junction End of Navigation > The Fairbottom Branch of the Hollinwood Canal leaves the main line at the top of Waterhouses Locks. Looking down we can see Waterhouses...
< Next Fairbottom Branch Next > < Waterhouses Junction End of Navigation > The Fairbottom Branch runs along the side of a valley and there are several narrows where aqueducts take streams under the canal towards...
< Next Fairbottom Branch Next > < Waterhouses Junction End of Navigation > Parts of the channel of the Fairbottom Branch are filled in after the first 700m (nearly ½ a mile) but the towpath continues to be walkable...
< Next Fairbottom Branch Next > < Waterhouses Junction End of Navigation > This grey squirrel was happy to continue eating while watching me as I walked close by along the towpath of the Fairbottom Branch...
< Next Fairbottom Branch Next > < Waterhouses Junction End of Navigation > The aqueducts which carry the Fairbottom Branch over streams and country lanes are substantial structures and they are all still standing and looking...
< Next Fairbottom Branch Next > < Waterhouses Junction End of Navigation > The stone edging to the towpath is still there for most of the length of the Fairbottom Branch, even on the sections which...
< Next Fairbottom Branch Next > < Waterhouses Junction End of Navigation > Another section of the Fairbottom Branch is in water, although some work will be required on the trees to make navigation possible. Waterway...
< Next Fairbottom Branch Next > < Waterhouses Junction End of Navigation > Bardsley Bridge has been rebuilt with a lower arch since the canal was open, and work will be required to raise the arch,...
< Next Fairbottom Branch Next > < Waterhouses Junction End of Navigation > The channel beyond Bardsley Bridge is squeezed between modern buildings and an embankment. Although the towpath can be walked all the way it...
< Next Fairbottom Branch Next > < Waterhouses Junction End of Navigation > The hard edging to the channel of the Fairbottom Branch can still be seen in places near the end of the branch. Waterway...
< Next Fairbottom Branch JUMP TO > < Waterhouses Junction Waterhouses Junction > The Fairbottom Branch finishes in the middle of nowhere, with the towpath joining the road at the signpost. As the branch is on...
Ladywood Junction is on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN). We are looking along the BCN Main Line towards Old Turn Junction, with Wolverhampton behind the camera.
The Oozells Street Loop, the original route for the canal, leaves under the bridge to the the right and takes a longer route to Old Turn Junction, passing through Sherborne Wharf on its way there.
Pudding Green Junction lies on the New Main Line of the Birmingham Canal Navigations between Birmingham and Wolverhampton.
Spon Lane Junction is where the Spon Lane Branch diverges from the Old Main Line of the Birmingham Canal Navigations.
The short Soho Branch runs from its junction with the Soho Loop to the terminus at Hockley Port.
Spon Lane Junction is where the Spon Lane Branch diverges from the Old Main Line of the Birmingham Canal Navigations.
Ogley Junction is, today, considered the end of the Wyrley & Essington Canal which runs from Wolverhampton.
The Anglesey Branch runs from Ogley Junction to Anglesey Basin.
This (disconnected) section of Coventry Canal runs to the left, to Fradley Junction. The main section of the Coventry Canal runs from Fazeley Junction to Coventry.
< Next Nutbrook Canal JUMP TO > < End of Navigation End of Navigation > Standing on the towpath of the Erewash Canal, looking into the start of the Nutbrook Canal, with Trent Junction to the...
< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > The channel of the Nutbrook Canal looks ready for navigation once the water starts, around 300m before Stanton Bridge. Waterway...
< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > Looking North West along the Nutbrook Canal from Stanton Bridge. It’s many years since a boat last passed along here, but there...
< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > The stonework below the bottom gates of Old Furnace Lock 3 is till visible, but there are no gates and the entrance...
< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > The stonework of Old Furnace Lock 3 is still there, with a weir in place of the top gates to maintain the...
< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > The Nutbrook Canal is in water for around 400m above Old Furnace Lock 3. Then it’s block by a causeway adjacent to...
< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > It’s a long time since there was any water and boats along the channel to the left of the towpath which is...
< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > The stonework for Birches Lock 4 is still there, but deteriorating as these trees continue to grow in the recess which once...
< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > Running close to the Nutbrook Canal in places, the Nutbrook Trail is part of National Cycle Route 67. Waterway and Kilometerage NUT...
< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > The towpath of the Nutbrook Canal is still walkable for much of the length of the canal, but the channel, to the...
< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > Near Straws Lock 7, just beyond this bridge, the Nutbrook Trail, cycle route 67, joins the towpath. It’s a great walking or cycling...
< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > The cycle route now closely follows the towpath from Straws Lock 7, past Peewit Lock 8, and Limekiln Lock 9, to Mapperley...
< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > The railway has gone, as well as the Nutbrook Canal, but the bridge is still there. Waterway and Kilometerage NUT 05.255.01 OS...
< Next Nutbrook Canal Next > < End of Navigation Erewash Canal Jn > Look out as you walk along the Nutbrook Canal – some of the wildlife is larger than life. Waterway and Kilometerage NUT...
< JUMP TO Nutbrook Canal Next > < Erewash Canal Jn Erewash Canal Jn > The Nutbrook Canal comes towards the camera and finished somewhere in the middle of the photo, in the middle of nowhere...
Autherley Junction > Staffs & Worcester Canal Next > Horseley Fields Junction > Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN)Main Line Next > We’re looking at Aldersley Junction from...
The Coventry Canal (behind the camera) meets the Trent & Mersey Canal at Fradley Junction.
The Trent & Mersey Canal runs from Shardlow (off the right of the photo) to Preston Brook (off the left of the photo).
The finger sign shows the way at Great Haywood Junction.
The Trent & Mersey Canal runs straight past
< York Stream and Moor Cut Junction Maidenhead Ditch North > < Next River ThamesBray Cut Jump > The River Thames flows from right to left across the photograph which is taken from the eastern bank around 3.5km...
< York Stream and Moor Cut Junction River Thames Junction > < Next River ThamesBray Cut Next > The Bray Cut is very overgrown and barely navigable by canoes, if at all. Restoration is planned but will still...
< York Stream and Moor Cut Junction River Thames Junction > < Next River ThamesBray Cut Next > The channel of the Bray Cut is very overgrown and rather shallow. Headroom is limited by several low bridges and...
< York Stream and Moor Cut Junction River Thames Junction > < Next River ThamesBray Cut Next > The Bray Cut is crossed by a redundant conveyor belt bridge. The rollers are still in place but the belt...
< York Stream and Moor Cut Junction River Thames Junction > < Next River ThamesBray Cut Next > There are several metal bridges across the Bray Cut, all with low headroom for navigation.
< York Stream and Moor Cut Junction River Thames Junction > < Next River ThamesBray Cut Next > The Bray Cut is probably passable with a canoe, and a little enthusiasm. Cutting back the trees will help a...
< York Stream and Moor Cut Junction River Thames Junction > < Next River ThamesBray Cut Next > Much of the channel of the Bray Cut is overgrown and dredging will be needed when it is restored, as...
< York Stream and Moor Cut Junction River Thames Junction > < Next River ThamesBray Cut Next > Bray Cut takes its name from the village and parish of Bray that it passes through.
< York Stream and Moor Cut Junction River Thames Junction > < Next River ThamesBray Cut Next > It’s not hard to imagine small craft cruising along the Bray Cut once the trees have been trimmed back a...
< York Stream and Moor Cut Junction River Thames Junction > < Next River ThamesBray Cut Next > The bridge has a circular plaque inscribed with the wording: Margaret’s Bridge. In Memory of Margaret Bowdery MBE. A founder...
< York Stream and Moor Cut Junction River Thames Junction > < Next River ThamesBray Cut Next > Looking along the Bray Cut on the approach to Maidenhead, with the River Thames behind the camera.
< York Stream & Maidenhead Ditch Jn River Thames Junction > < Next River ThamesMoor Cut Next > < Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction River Thames Junction > < Next River ThamesYork Stream Next > < Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction...
The Maidenhead Waterways run through Maidenhead to the west of the River Thames. They include the five waterways shown on the map. You can make a virtual cruise (VC) along the part of these...
< Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction River Thames Junction > < Next River ThamesYork Stream Next > < Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction River Thames Junction > < Next River ThamesBray Cut Next > < York Stream & Maidenhead Ditch Jn...
< York Stream and Maidenhead Ditch Junction Bray Cut and York Stream Junction > < Next River ThamesMoor Cut Next > Looking south along the Moor Cut in Maidenhead. The Bray Cut continues straight ahead under the bridge. ...
< York Stream and Maidenhead Ditch Junction Bray Cut and York Stream Junction > < Next River ThamesMoor Cut Next > The Great Western Railway Line crosses the Moor Cut on an embankment with arches very similar to...
< York Stream and Maidenhead Ditch Junction Bray Cut and York Stream Junction > < Next River ThamesMoor Cut Next > For most if its length the Moor Cut in Maidenhead is dry. There are proposals to construct...
< York Stream and Maidenhead Ditch Junction Bray Cut and York Stream Junction > < Next River ThamesMoor Cut Next > Although it is normally dry, there’s a bridge to carry the foot path over the Moor Cut...
< York Stream and Maidenhead Ditch Junction Bray Cut and York Stream Junction > < Next River ThamesMoor Cut Next > This is the northern end of the Moor Cut, which is usually dry. The junction is in...
< Maidenhead Ditch North Bray Cut & York Stream Junction > < Next River ThamesMaidenhead Ditch Next > < Maidenhead Ditch North Bray Cut and Moor Cut Junction > < Next River ThamesYork Stream Next > < Maidenhead Ditch North Bray Cut and...
< Maidenhead Ditch North Bray Cut and York Stream Junction > < Next River ThamesMoor Cut Next > < Maidenhead Ditch North Bray Cut and Moor Cut Junction > < Next River ThamesYork Stream Next > < Maidenhead Ditch North York Stream &...
< Maidenhead Ditch North York Stream & Moor Cut Junction > < Next River ThamesMaidenhead Ditch Next > Looking along the Maidenhead Ditch towards the River Thames. The channel splits here, with the York Stream curving to the...
< Maidenhead Ditch North York Stream & Moor Cut Junction > < Next River ThamesMaidenhead Ditch Next > Looking north along the Maidenhead Ditch, just beyond its junction with York Stream and Moor Cut. There’s just a trickle...
< River Thames York Stream & Moor Cut Junction > < Jump River ThamesMaidenhead Ditch Next > There are proposals to make the Maidenhead Ditch navigable but, for now, it carries a trickle of water to feed the...
< York Stream & Maidenhead Ditch Jn River Thames Junction > < Next River ThamesMoor Cut Next > < Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction River Thames Junction > < Next River ThamesBray Cut Next > < Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction...
< Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction Bray Cut & Moor Cut Junction > < Next River ThamesYork Stream Next > The channel of the York Stream has been straightened. A proposed weir will deepen the water level...
< Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction Bray Cut & Moor Cut Junction > < Next River ThamesYork Stream Next > The bridge carries Stafferton Way over the York Stream on the southern edge of Maidenhead town centre....
< Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction Bray Cut & Moor Cut Junction > < Next River ThamesYork Stream Next > The water level will be raised to navigable depth if the proposed lock and weir are constructed...
< Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction Bray Cut & Moor Cut Junction > < Next River ThamesYork Stream Next > An intriguing sculpture sits alongside the path and picnic table between Stafferton Way Bridge and the Railway...
< Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction Bray Cut & Moor Cut Junction > < Next River ThamesYork Stream Next > The embankment carries four tracks of the Great Western Railway Line over the York Stream near the...
< Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction Bray Cut & Moor Cut Junction > < Next River ThamesYork Stream Next > The large embankment with the three arches carries the four tracks of the Great Western Railway Line...
< Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction Bray Cut & Moor Cut Junction > < Next River ThamesYork Stream Next > In Maidenhead, between the railway arches (behind the camera) and York Road Bridge (in the distance) the...
< Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction Bray Cut & Moor Cut Junction > < Next River ThamesYork Stream Next > The York Stream passes through the centre of Maidenhead. Standing on York Road Bridge this is the...
< Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction Bray Cut & Moor Cut Junction > < Next River ThamesYork Stream Next > Maidenhead High Street passes over the York Stream on a three arched bridge. The left hand two...
< Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction Bray Cut & Moor Cut Junction > < Next River ThamesYork Stream Next > Looking north towards St Cloud Way Bridge in Maidenhead this is the York Stream.
< Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction Bray Cut & Moor Cut Junction > < Next River ThamesYork Stream Next > The channel of the York Stream widens a little to the north of St Cloud Way Bridge in...
< Moor Cut & Maidenhead Ditch Junction Bray Cut & Moor Cut Junction > < Next River ThamesYork Stream Next > Looking north along the York Stream at Maidenhead. Just beyond the carved tree stump near the centre...
< Maidenhead Ditch North Bray Cut & York Stream Junction > < Next River ThamesMaidenhead Ditch Next > < Maidenhead Ditch North Bray Cut and York Stream Junction > < Next River ThamesMoor Cut Next > < Maidenhead Ditch North Bray Cut and...
< Jump to Worcester & Birmingham Canal Next > < Worcester Bar Hanbury Junction > The signpost at Diglis Junction marks the start of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal where it meets the River Severn. Waterway...
< Next Worcester & Birmingham Canal Next > < Diglis Junction Hanbury Junction > A very full pound above Offerton Lock 15. Waterway and Kilometerage WAB 01.860.01 OS Grid Reference SO 89470 58051 Date and Time...
< Next Worcester & Birmingham Canal Next > < Diglis Junction Hanbury Junction > Swans bringing their cygnets to the visitor moorings at Tibberton. Waterway and Kilometerage WAB 03.970.02 OS Grid Reference SO 85729 57072 Date...
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