Grand Union Canal: Wendover Arm start at Bulbourne
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Grand Union Canal: Wendover Arm start at Bulbourne
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 3 Sep 2013
This is the start of the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal which was completed in 1799 as a feeder for the canal's Tring summit. It was made navigable to Wendover fairly rapidly afterwards. The bridge is Number 1 on the Wendover Arm, but carries the main canal's towpath over the arm.
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