Grand Union Canal in Leicester
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Grand Union Canal in Leicester
Image: © Roger Kidd Taken: 25 Aug 2013
Looking north-east towards Abbey Lane Bridge. The bridge is No 7 across the Soar Navigation/Grand Union Canal, with Frog Island off to the left. This section of canal was engineered in the late nineteenth century to improve flood management through Leicester city centre.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.642043
Longitude
-1.139104