GRANTHAM CANAL LOCKS
On the Grantham Canal, there are 18 locks in total, rising 137ft to the top main pound
All locks were built to accommodate boats to a gauge of 75ft in length and 14ft 6 in beam.
Woolsthorpe Top Lock restored by the Grantham Canal Restoration Society
The table below represents the individual locks on the canal, giving their most common name and their current present state. Follow links to view individual locks
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Lock 1: Trent |
Restored but now permanently sealed by Severn Trent Water Authority |
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Lock 2: Bridgford |
Degated with concrete weir installed on top sill. |
| Lock 3: Gamston | Degated with concrete weir installed on top sill. |
| Lock 4: Skinners | Degated with concrete weir installed on top sill. |
| Lock 5: Sanders | Degated with concrete weir installed on top sill. |
| Lock 6: Cotgrave | Restored |
| Lock 7: Hollygate Lane | Restored |
| Lock 8: Joss's | Degated with concrete weir installed on top sill. |
| Lock 9: Cropwell Bottom | Degated with concrete weir installed on top sill. |
| Lock 10: Cropwell Middle | Degated with concrete weir installed on top sill. |
| Lock 11: Cropwell Top | Degated with concrete weir installed on top sill. |
| Lock 12: Woolsthorpe Bottom | Degated with concrete weir installed on top sill. |
| Lock 13: Stenwith | Degated with concrete weir installed on top sill. |
| Lock 14: Kingston's | Degated with concrete weir installed on top sill. Offside wall collapsed |
| Lock 15: Woolsthorpe Middle | Degated with concrete weir installed on top sill. |
| Lock 16: Carpenters Shop | Restored |
| Lock 17: Willis's | Restored |
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Lock 18: Woolsthorpe Top |
Restored but lock gates deteriorated. |