The Grantham Canal widens at a bend
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The Grantham Canal widens at a bend
Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 9 May 2025
This wider section is shown on the large-scale OS map surveyed in 1883. It was possibly once a wharf, already disused by the 1880s. The Grantham Canal Society is actively working to restore the canal, but it will be a long process.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.905819
Longitude
-0.992485