Grand Union Canal – Wendover Arm – Lock 1 - Tring Stop Lock - Tring - Hertfordshie - UK - Waterway Locks, Planes and Lifts on Waymarking.com

A stop lock on the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union canal. The stop lock is no longer used but the remains of the gates can still be seen.

The main purpose of the Wendover Arm was to supply water to the summit level of the Grand Junction Canal, now part of the Grand Union canal.

Opened in 1799, the canal is 6.7 miles (10.8 km) miles long, but has been unnavigable since 1897. It is currently being reconstructed by the Wendover Arm Trust, and Phase 1 of the project, the first 1.3 miles (2.1 km) from the junction at Bulbourne, was completed and reopened in 2005.

The canal has no locks other than this stop lock. The current terminus for pleasure boats is just beyond Tringford pumping station and a very pleasant location it is too.

More information on the canal and its restoration can be found here:
(visit link)

Waterway Name: Grand Union Canal - Wendover Arm Connected Points: The Wendover Arm runs from Wendover to Bulbourne where it meets the Grand Union Canal at Bulbourne Juntion. It has no other arms or junctions along its length Type: Lock Date Opened: 01/01/1799 Date Closed (if applicable): 01/01/1897 Elevation Difference (meters): .00 Site Status: Remnants Web Site: [Web Link]

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