Erewash Canal - Lock 69 - Pastures Lock - Ilkestone, UK
Posted by: ntpayne
N 52° 58.243 W 001° 17.580
30U E 614630 N 5870376
This is lock number 69 on the Erewash canal.
Waymark Code: WMVHB6
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/20/2017
Views: 3
This is lock number 69 on the Erewash canal, known as Pastures lock. The numbering is a continuation from the numbering of the Grand Union Soar Navigations.
The Erewash canal is a broadbeam canal that extends northwards for 12 miles from the River Trent to Langley Mill through 15 locks.
Amazingly it only took a year to build and was opened in 1779 at a cost of £23,000. It was built to transport coal from the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire coalfields down to the East Midlands. The canal was very successful but as with most other canals fell slowly into disuse after the introduction of the railways. It was restored and finally reopened in February 1983.
In 1929 the canal became part of the great Grand Union canal hence the lock numbering.
Waterway Name: Erewash canal
Connected Points:
The Erewash canal starts at the southern end at its junction with the River Trent. It finishes at Langley Mill where it joins the now disused Cromford canal. On its way it had a junction with the also disused Derby canal at Sandiacre.
Type: Lock
Date Opened: 01/01/1779
Elevation Difference (meters): 2.00
Site Status: Operational
Web Site: [Web Link]
Date Closed (if applicable): Not listed
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