Bishop's Meadow Lock north of Loughborough, Leicestershire
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Bishop's Meadow Lock north of Loughborough, Leicestershire
Image: © Roger Kidd Taken: 26 Aug 2013
Bishop's Meadow Lock is No 54 on the Grand Union Canal(Leicester Section)/Soar Navigation. It is wide enough for two narrowboats, and full length (72 feet). The lock provides a rise (or fall) of 8ft 7in (2·6 metres) between the canal and the river level below. The canal rejoins the River Soar about eight hundred metres ahead. The old Loughborough Navigation (including the River Soar) was bought by the Grand Union Canal Carrying Company in 1932.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.789656
Longitude
-1.216862