18 (i). Disused Waterways - Wendover Arm
Bridge 1 at the junction with the Grand Union main line at Bulbourne. 22nd June 2008. OS: SP929138 |
Bridge 1 and the junction at Bulbourne. 22nd June 2008. OS: SP929138 |
Looking towards Wendover from near the junction. 22nd June 2008. OS: SP927138 |
Looking towards Bulbourne on the final approach to the junction. 22nd June 2008. OS: SP926137 |
A boat about half way between bridges 1 and 2. 22nd June 2008. OS: SP926135 |
The view towards Bulbourne about quarter of a mile north of bridge 2. 22nd June 2008. OS: SP926134 |
View towards Bulbourne from just north of Tring Wharf Bridge. 22nd June 2008. OS: SP925133 |
Looking towards the junction from Tring Wharf Bridge. 17th April 2006. OS: SP923131 |
Tring Wharf Bridge (No. 2). 17th April 2006. OS: SP923131 |
Looking towards Wendover from Tring Wharf. 17th April 2006. OS: SP923131 |
Heygates Mill at Tring Wharf. 17th April 2006. OS: SP923130 |
The canal winding towards Tring Wharf from the west. 17th April 2006. OS: SP919129 |
Looking towards Tring wharf from Tringford. 17th April 2006. OS: SP918129 |
Tringford pumping station. 17th April 2006. OS: SP917129 |
Tringford stop lock looking towards Wendover. 17th April 2006. OS: SP917129 |
Tringford stop lock looking towards Bulbourne. 17th April 2006. OS: SP917129 |
The canal under restoration between the stop lock and Little Tring Bridge. 17th April 2004. OS: SP917129 |
The superbly executed replica Little Tring Bridge (No. 3). 17th April 2006. OS: SP916128 |
Little Tring Bridge from road level. 17th April 2006. OS: SP916128 |
Rubbing plate on Little Tring Bridge. 17th April 2006. OS: SP916128 |
Looking back towards Little Tring Bridge from the newly restored section. 17th April 2006. OS: SP916128 |
A classic English canal scene at Little Tring. It is hard to believe this was all dereliction just a few years ago. 17th April 2006. OS: SP916128 |
Looking across the winding hole that has been created at Little Tring. 17th April 2006. OS: SP914128 |
This section of canal describes a "U" bend. This view is from the same viewpoint as the last but the camera has been turned to the left. 17th April 2006. OS: SP916128 |
The current limit of navigation at Little Tring. 17th April 2006. OS: SP915128 |
The infilled section of the S bend at Little Tring looking towards the Junction. 12th May 2006. OS: SP915130 |
Looking towards the junction from the start of the infilled section. 12th May 2006. OS: SP915130 |
The end of the dry section and the beginning of the infilled section. 12th May 2006. OS: SP915131 |
The route of the canal curving round the western end of the S bend. 12th May 2006. OS: SP914131 |
Looking in the opposite direction towards Wendover from the same spot. 12th May 2006. OS: SP914131 |
Footbridge 4 under construction. There was originally a swing bridge at this point. 12th May 2006. OS: SP911128 |
Looking towards bridge 4 from the east. 12th May 2006. OS: SP909126 |
The approach to Whitehouses with the narrows in the distance. 12th May 2006. OS: SP909126 |
Narrows at Whitehouses. 12th May 2006. OS: SP909126 |
The wharf structure at the site of Whitehouses pumping station. 12th May 2006. OS: SP909126 |
Paddle gear in the canal bed controlling water flow from the culverted canal. 12th May 2006. OS: SP909126 |
Water ducts from the Whitehouses pump house. 12th May 2006. OS: SP909126 |
Bridge 4a under construction. This will carry a footpath over the restored canal. 12th May 2006. OS: SP908125 |
The approach to bridge 4a looking towards Bulbourne. 12th May 2006. OS: SP908124 |
Canal bed between Drayton Beauchamp and Whitehouses. 12th May 2006. OS: SP906122 |
The dry canal bed looking towards Bulbourne, just beyond Drayton Beauchamp. 12th May 2006. OS: SP905122 |
Looking back towards Drayton Beauchamp from the same spot. 12th May 2006. OS: SP905122 |
Looking back towards Tring from near Drayton Beauchamp. 16th April 2006. OS: SP904120 |
Looking east towards the bund at Drayton Beauchamp which keeps the following section in water. 16th April 2006. OS: SP903120 |
The bund looking in the opposite direction towards Drayton Bridge. 16th April 2006. OS: SP904120 |
Bridge 5 (Drayton Bridge). 16th April 2006. OS: SP904119 |
Looking back east along the restored cutting towards Drayton Bridge. 16th April 2006. OS: SP902119 |
The point at which the deviation taking the canal under the Aston Clinton Bypass diverges from the old route (right). 16th April 2006. OS: SP901118 |
Never to see boats again. The abandoned section bypassed by the deviation, looking west. 16th April 2006. OS: SP901118 |
Looking east from the abandoned canal bed towards the bank that supports the diverted route. 16th April 2006. OS: SP901118 |
The abandoned section seen from the point where the bypass crosses it. 16th April 2006. OS: SP900118 |
Back on the deviation we come to Saxon Way Bridge (No. 5AA) which carries the Aston Clinton Bypass. 16th April 2006. OS: SP900117 |
Looking back towards Saxon Way Bridge from the west. 16th April 2006. OS: SP899117 |
On the western side of the bypass the abandoned canal line has been converted into a drainage pond for the road. 16th April 2006. OS: SP898117 |
Looking towards Buckland Wharf from the point where the canal regains the original course. 16th April 2006. OS: SP898117 |
Looking east from near bridge 5A. 28th March 2006. OS: SP896116 |
Bridge 5A at Buckland Wharf This will have to be raised before boats return. 28th March 2006. OS: SP895115 |
Bridge 6 at Buckland Wharf, seen from the Bulbourne side. 7th April 2006. OS: SP895115 |
Bridge 6 from the opposite side. Despite appearances, this also is too low for navigation (the water level here is lower than it should be). 28th March 2006. OS: SP895115 |
Looking east, round the curve towards Bridge 6. 28th March 2006. OS: SP895114 |
Looking west from the same spot. 7th May 2006. OS: SP895114 |
Between bridges 6 and 7 the canal curves around a field with houses backing onto the non-towpath side. 7th May 2006. OS: SP893114 |
Looking east about half way between bridges 6 and 7. 7th May 2006. OS: SP892114 |
Another view looking east from near bridge 7. 7th May 2006. OS: SP889115 |
Looking west with bridge 7 in the distance. 7th May 2006. OS: SP889114 |
Bridge 7 (Wellonhead Bridge), looking east. 7th May 2006. OS: SP888114 |
Looking towards Wendover from bridge 7. 7th May 2006. OS: SP888114 |
View looking west as the canal passes through Green Park. 7th May 2006. OS: SP886113 |
"The Narrows", a section lined in concrete to prevent leakage. 7th May 2006. OS: SP885112 |
Behind the concrete channel is the remains of the wharf that once served Sir Anthony De Rothschild's house in Green Park. 7th May 2006. OS: SP885112 |
Looking west between Green Park and bridge 8. 7th May 2006. OS: SP882109 |
Milepost 4, sitll in situ. 7th May 2006. |
The approach to bridge 8 looking west. 7th May 2006. OS: SP880107 |
Bridge 8 (Harelane Bridge) looking east. 7th May 2006. SP879106 |
Looking west from bridge 8. 7th May 2006. SP879106 |
Looking east towards bridge 8. 7th May 2006. SP878105 |
Bridge 9 (Rothschild Bridge) at Halton. 17th August 2005. OS: SP874102 |
Looking west from Rothschild Bridge with Halton Bridge in the distance. 17th August 2005. OS: SP874102 |
Looking east towards Rothschild Bridge from Halton Bridge. 17th August 2005. OS: SP873101 |
Bridge 10 (Halton Bridge) which will require raising before this section can be reopened. 12th May 2006. OS: SP873101 |
Looking towards Wendover from Halton Bridge. 12th May 2006. OS: SP873101 |
View towards Wendover from near Halton. 12th May 2006. OS: SP871101 |
The canal winding through the trees between Halton Bridge and Perch Bridge. 12th May 2006. OS: SP870101 |
The sharp curve on the approach to Perch Bridge. 12th May 2006. OS: SP866098 |
Looking in the Tring direction from near Perch Bridge. 3rd April 2006. OS: SP866096 |
Bridge 11 (Perch Bridge). 3rd April 2006. OS: SP866096 |
Looking towards Wendover from Perch Bridge. 3rd April 2006. OS: SP866096 |
Looking in the Tring direction from the site of the railway bridge. 3rd April 2006. OS: SP869089 |
The site of the Halton Camp railway bridge (No. 12), now replaced by a footbridge. 3rd April 2006. OS: SP869089 |
The canal between Wendover and the railway bridge. 3rd April 2006. OS: SP868085 |
The canal in Wendover. 3rd April 2006. OS: SP868084 |
Looking towards Tring from Wendover Wharf. 3rd April 2006. OS: SP869083 |
The wide formation at the Wharf, Wendover. 3rd April 2006. OS: SP869083 |
The very beginning of the canal where the spring feeds the Arm. 3rd April 2006. OS: SP869082 |
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