Image Incidentally, of the canal's 33 miles, the 5 mile section between Cotgrave and Kinoulton is "dry". This stretch has presented problems since construction in the 18th century, since the gypsum in the soil reacted with the waterproof clay, leading to leaking. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grantham_Canal."> Field next to the old canal
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Field next to the old canal

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Field next to the old canal

Image: © Chris Taken: 12 Feb 2014

There are "Marl heaps" and "Workings" marked nearby. This was all part of a gypsum quarry, now closed. See Image Incidentally, of the canal's 33 miles, the 5 mile section between Cotgrave and Kinoulton is "dry". This stretch has presented problems since construction in the 18th century, since the gypsum in the soil reacted with the waterproof clay, leading to leaking. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grantham_Canal

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.909241
Longitude
-0.993149