Grand Union Canal: Heyford Winding Hole
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Grand Union Canal: Heyford Winding Hole
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 2 Sep 2012
A winding hole enables long narrowboats to be turned through 180 degrees. This one is somewhat less formal than most, which these days are usually lined with sheet metal piling. Nonetheless it appears to have been part of the original fabric of the canal, being shown on the 1885 Edition of the large scale Ordnance Survey mapping. It was probably constructed to serve boats using the nearby original iron works wharf at Heyford.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.21353
Longitude
-1.04115