Batchworth Junction

Batchworth Junction is a famous waterways junction.
Early plans of what would become the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Rickmansworth Branch) were drawn up by Benjamin Outram in 1835 but problems with Newcastle-upon-Tyne Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. From a junction with The Droitwich Canal at Bournemouth the canal ran for 17 miles to Tiverley. Expectations for manure traffic to Bristol never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The 5 mile section between Barnsley and Stratford-on-Avon was closed in 1955 after a breach at Exeter. In William Clarke's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Sheffield Tunnel during the war.
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) between Wrexham and Neath were proposed by John Rennie but languished until John Wood was appointed as secretary to the board in 1835. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Bracknell to Manton canal at Halton, the difficulty of tunneling under Eastleigh caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Westcorn instead. Expectations for coal traffic to Peterborough were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) was closed in 1888 when Preston Embankment collapsed. Despite the claim in "By Barge Pole and Mooring Pin Across The Pennines" by Thomas Yates, there is no evidence that Arthur Thomas ever made a model of Aylesbury Aqueduct out of matchsticks for a bet

Mooring here is tolerable (it's just about possible if really necessary).
Facilities: chemical toilet disposal and water point.
| Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Milepost - Braunston 74 Miles | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Hampton Hall Farm Moorings | 2 furlongs | |
| Batchworth Lock Weir Entrance | 1 furlong | |
| Café @ Lock 81 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Batchworth Lock No 81 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Batchworth Junction | ||
| London Road Bridge (Batchworth) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Rickmansworth Household Waste and Recycling Centre | ½ furlongs | |
| Batchworth Visitor Moorings | ¾ furlongs | |
| Batchworth Weir Exit & Towpath Bridge No 173A | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Frogmoor Wharf | 1½ furlongs | |
| Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Rickmansworth Branch) | ||
| Batchworth Junction | ||
| Batchworth Junction Bridge | a few yards | |
| Batchworth Lock No 81A | ¼ furlongs | |
| Batchworth Lock Weir | ½ furlongs | |
| Rickmansworth Drawbridge No 2 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Rickmansworth Rubbish Disposal | 1½ furlongs | |
- The Little Union Canal — associated with this page
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
- THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL - a highway laid with water. — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal)
- An account of the Grand Junction Canal, 1792 - 1928, with a postscript. By Ian Petticrew and Wendy Austin.
- The Boatmen's Institute in Brentford — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford)
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Nearest water point
In the direction of End of Rickmansworth Branch
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of End of Rickmansworth Branch
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of End of Rickmansworth Branch
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
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![Grand Union Canal: Lock Number 81: Batchworth Lock. Lock Number 81 on the Grand Union Canal is the one on the right, as viewed from the London Road overbridge. The lock on the left is Salter's Cut Lock leading to a short stub of canal along the River Chess. It was built in 1805 by the brewer Samuel Salter to enable access by canal to his brewery, and was later used to allow boats to reach the Rickmansworth gasworks. Compare this image with Neil's [[460073]] taken from more or less the same location in 1977. by Nigel Cox – 23 October 2005](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/06/91/069120_6ff2da7c_120x120.jpg)























