IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Plough Close, DAVENTRY, NN11 0NX
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Plough Close, NN11 0NX by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (48 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Daventry: Edgehill Drive
Up to now all 23 submitted images of this grid square feature some aspect of the Grand Union Canal. Well, here's something different. The residential development of Daventry just clips into this grid square here, looking up the tree-lined avenue to Edgehill Drive.
Image: © Nigel Cox
Taken: 30 Jun 2015
0.05 miles
3
Braunston Tunnel
This is the eastern portal of the 2042 yard Braunston Tunnel, one of two long tunnels on the Grand Union Canal between London and Birmingham (the other is at Blisworth, and is almost half as long again). The British Waterways information sign gives various items of useful information, including a ten figure grid reference which actually relates to the portal rather than the sign.
Image: © Stephen McKay
Taken: 7 Mar 2010
0.09 miles
4
Braunston Tunnel Eastern Portal
Braunston Tunnel is 2,042 yards (1,867m) long. Built by Jessop and Barnes and completed in 1796, the tunnel has no towpath and is 4.8m wide by 3.76m high.
Construction was delayed by soil movement which has left the tunnel with a slight 'S' bend. There is room for two 7ft (2.13m) beam boats to pass. There are three air shafts along its length.
The tunnel passes underground alongside another Grand Union Canal feature, Drayton Reservoir, from which the feeder enters the canal at the east end of the tunnel.
Image: © Mark Percy
Taken: 25 Aug 2022
0.09 miles
5
Grand Union Canal near Braunston Tunnel
Image: © Mat Fascione
Taken: 25 Jul 2015
0.09 miles
6
Braunston Tunnel, Grand Union Canal, Northamptonshire
This is the eastern portal of the tunnel, which is wide enough to allow two narrowboats to pass in opposite directions (with care!). Wide beam boats must get permission in advance before entering the tunnel. The tunnel is 2042 yards long (about 1867 metres), and was opened in 1796. Construction was hindered by quicksands. An directional error during the building resulted in the course having a slight S bend. Tiny white dots seen against the blackness of the tunnel are hundreds of gnats flying in the sunlight, which also picks out a haze from the last boat's diesel engine.
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 8 Jun 2008
0.09 miles
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The eastern portal of Braunston tunnel, Grand Union Canal
Image: © Tim Glover
Taken: 15 Aug 1999
0.09 miles
8
Braunston Tunnel exiting at the eastern end
Image: © Stuart Logan
Taken: 13 Aug 2012
0.09 miles
9
Grand Union Canal: Braunston Tunnel approach (1)
A deep and densely wooded cutting greets the boater over the last 300 or so metres of the approach to the eastern end of the tunnel. The portal can be seen in the distance. Compare this view with Robin's Image to see how much the vegetation has grown through the years.
Image: © Nigel Cox
Taken: 3 Sep 2012
0.09 miles
10
Grand Union Canal, near Braunston Tunnel, Northamptonshire
On the Grand Union Canal (Main Line, crews often moor for a while here for "light refreshment" before (or after) negotiating the tunnel. The tunnel is 2042 yards long, and it can take about 25-30 minutes to pass through.
Image: © Roger D Kidd
Taken: 8 Jun 2008
0.09 miles