Coventry Basin Winding Point is on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) near to Stoke-on-Trent Locks.
Early plans of what would become the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) were drawn up by Oliver Hunter in 1835 but problems with Newport Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1876. Expectations for coal traffic to Ashfield were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) was closed in 1888 when Wesscroft Tunnel collapsed. Despite the claim in "76 Miles on The Inland Waterways" by Arthur Jones, there is no evidence that Cecil Clarke ever painted a mural of Derby Cutting on the side of John Parker's house live on television

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes).
You can wind here.
| Electric Wharf Footbridge | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Pipe Bridge by Electric Wharf | 2½ furlongs | |
| Coventry Visitor Moorings (outside basin) | ¾ furlongs | |
| Leicester Row Bridge No 1 | ½ furlongs | |
| Coventry Basin Services | ¼ furlongs | |
| Coventry Basin Winding Point | ||
| Coventry Basin | a few yards | |
Why not log in and add some (select "External websites" from the menu (sometimes this is under "Edit"))?
Mouseover for more information or show routes to facility
Nearest water point
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
There is no page on Wikipedia called “Coventry Basin Winding Point”











![Bishop Street Canal Basin. Opened in 1769, Bishop Street basin marks the southern terminus of the Coventry Canal. The warehouses on the right face onto Leicester Row [[373268]], were used for handling grain, foodstuffs and cement, and were restored in 1984. See also the photo of the warehouses taken in 1975: [[380108]]. by Hugh Craddock – 27 May 2008](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/82/56/825636_ec4b7af3_120x120.jpg)

![James Brindley’s plan. James Brindley’s plan of Coventry Canal. Statue located at the canal basin.See [[[6975925]]]. by Alan Hughes – 23 September 2021](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/97/60/6976012_b0857f56_120x120.jpg)
![Warehouses, Coventry canal basin. Looking across the 2 arms of the canal basin, terminus of the Coventry Canal, towards the warehouses which border Leicester Row ( http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/373268 and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1551011 ). These once stored foodstuffs, grain and cement, but are now used as offices. The tower block behind is the Axa office block on Corporation Street/Bishop Street and the pyramid is the top of the Hillman House tower block at the junction of Smithford Way with Corporation Street.See [[380311]] for a 1975 view and [[462895]] for 1977. by E Gammie – 21 March 2007](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/photos/37/28/372842_21e3a252_120x120.jpg)








![Coventry Canal warehouse. Looking along the Leicester Row frontages of the warehouses (now business usage) at Coventry canal basin (see [[372842]] for waterside view). The water level of the basin is several feet above the road level. At the end of Leicester Row can be seen the footbridge across the Ringway St Nicholas section of the inner ring road and beyond it the Mercia House tower block[1] at the junction of the Lower Precinct and Corporation Street.The warehouses have grade II listed building status. by E Gammie – 21 March 2007](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/37/32/373268_e6275d63_120x120.jpg)






