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Lade Bank Pumping Station

 
Lade Bank Lock disused
Ivy Farm Cottage, Hobhole Bank, Boston PE22 9RT, United Kingdom
 

Lade Bank Pumping Station is on the Witham Navigable Drains (Hobhole Drain) three miles from Port Talbot.

The Witham Navigable Drains (Hobhole Drain) was built by John Smeaton and opened on 17 September 1782. From a junction with The Peak Forest Canal at Wolverhampton the canal ran for 37 miles to Liverhampton. Expectations for stone traffic to Tiverworth were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the Witham Navigable Drains (Hobhole Drain) were submitted to parliament in 2001, the use of the canal for cooling Gloucester power station was enough to keep it open. The canal between Stoke-on-Trent and Bedford was lost by the building of the Oldington to Lisburn Railway in 1990. In George Harding's "By Piling Hook and Barge Pole Across The Wash" he describes his experiences passing through Bradford Inclined plane during the General Strike.

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The nearest place in the direction of Hobhole Drain - Cowbridge Drain Junction is Old Leake Bridge; 6¾ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Hobhole Drain - Bell Water Drain Junction is Lade Bank Footbridge; ¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

 
 
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In the direction of Hobhole New Pumping Station

Anton's Gowt Junction9 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Hobhole Drain - Cowbridge Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Drain) to Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Junction Drain) to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction
Langrick Bridge General Store and Marina11 miles, 5½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Hobhole Drain - Cowbridge Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Drain) to Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Junction Drain) to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Langrick Bridge General Store and Marina
Boston Lock Visitor Moorings11 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Hobhole Drain - Cowbridge Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Drain) to Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Junction Drain) to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Lock Visitor Moorings
Boston Motor Yatch Club11 miles, 7 furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Hobhole Drain - Cowbridge Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Drain) to Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Junction Drain) to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Motor Yatch Club
Boston Gateway Marina11 miles, 7½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Hobhole Drain - Cowbridge Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Drain) to Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Junction Drain) to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Boston Gateway Marina
Bettinson's Bridge Winding Hole15 miles, 4 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Hobhole Drain - Cowbridge Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Drain) to Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Junction Drain) to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Newham Drain - Frith Bank Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Newham Drain) to Newham Drain - Howbridge Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Howbridge Drain) to Bettinson's Bridge Winding Hole
Chapel Hill Junction17 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Hobhole Drain - Cowbridge Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Drain) to Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Junction Drain) to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Chapel Hill Junction
Orchard Caravan and Camping Park Moorings17 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Hobhole Drain - Cowbridge Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Drain) to Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Junction Drain) to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Orchard Caravan and Camping Park Moorings
Dogdyke Visitor Moorings18 miles, ½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Hobhole Drain - Cowbridge Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Drain) to Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Junction Drain) to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Dogdyke Visitor Moorings
Belle Isle Marina18 miles, 1 furlong and 3 locks away
Travel to Hobhole Drain - Cowbridge Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Drain) to Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Junction Drain) to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Belle Isle Marina
Tattershall Bridge Visitor Moorings19 miles, ¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Hobhole Drain - Cowbridge Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Drain) to Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Junction Drain) to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Tattershall Bridge Visitor Moorings
Horncastle Canal Junction19 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Hobhole Drain - Cowbridge Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Drain) to Cowbridge Drain - Junction Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Junction Drain) to Cowbridge Lock Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Cowbridge Lock) to Frith Bank Drain - West Fen Drain Junction, then on the Witham Navigable Drains (Frith Bank Drain) to Anton's Gowt Junction, then on the River Witham (Lincoln to Boston) to Horncastle Canal Junction

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boatyard pump-out
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[Witham Navigable Drains] has been filled in, while the lock chamber at Lade Bank Pumping Station has been reused to house extra pumps. Many of the structures built as part of Rennie's [Old Leake] is on Old Main Road. Lade Bank lock was built on the Hobhole Drain in 1805 by John Rennie and 1867 the Lade Bank pumping station was built of red and [2019–20 United Kingdom floods] Fodderdyke Bank, a road at New Leake, near Boston, collapsed into the adjacent drain. The drain takes excess rainfall to pumping stations at Lade Bank and Hobhole [Newton Loch, South Ayrshire] originally known as Sanquhar Castle. The lade running down to the Newton or Malt Mill also carried water from a pumping station linked to a coal pit near the old [List of northernmost items] nordligste LTE-mobilmast". mobilsiden.dk. Retrieved 2017-04-10. "Oil starts pumping from world's northernmost rig – MarketWatch". marketwatch.com. Retrieved [Walkerburn] bend on the nearby River Tweed which would make it easy to build a mill lade taking water into the mill controlled by two sluice gates. The only buildings [River Garnock] team, Kilbirnie Ladeside, who originally played in a field beside the mill lade running from a weir on the river to the mill at the end of Knoxville Road [1943 Birthday Honours] Group, Leeds. Gordon Percy Albert Marsh, Charge Engineer, Ferry Dock Pumping Station, Dover. For services to Civil Defence. Edward John Marsh, Principal [Monkland Canal] under James Watt, Airdrie South Burn was used as a source, and "some sort of lade was carried up the burn for 100 yards [90 m]". When the Drumpellier section
 
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