The Grand Union Canal at Hayes
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The Grand Union Canal at Hayes
Image: © Marathon Taken: 23 May 2018
The section of the Grand Union Canal through Hanwell Locks and Hayes from the River Thames at Brentford was opened in 1794. It was the first section of what was originally called the Grand Junction Canal. Its purpose was to provide a new, shorter and quicker transport route between London and Birmingham by connecting with a network of canals at Braunston near Daventry. When the canal reached Braunston in 1805 it cut 60 miles off the shortest alternative route. This is between Bull's Bridge, where the Paddington Arm joins the main line, and Station Road, Hayes. Just ahead the towpath passes under the railway out of Paddington.
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