Exhall Basin is on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) near to Maidenhead.
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

| Hawkesbury Junction | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Hawkesbury Services | 1 furlong | |
| Exhall Footbridge No 11A | ½ furlongs | |
| Exhall Basin | ||
| Coney Lane Bridge No 11 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Motorway Bridge No 10A | 3¼ furlongs | |
| The Longford Engine PH | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Longford Bridge No 10 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Longford Footbridge No 9A | 7¼ furlongs | |
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![A stroll along the Coventry Canal to Hawkesbury Junction [45]. The entrance to Exhall Basin.The narrow canal was built to connect the city of Coventry with the Trent & Mersey Canal, some 38 miles distant, to exploit the Warwickshire coalfields. Construction of the canal took 20 years before it was complete in 1769. The canal between the basin in Coventry and Hawkesbury junction was made a conservation area in 2012. by Michael Dibb – 23 September 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/12/19/7121983_e9792bd3_120x120.jpg)












![A stroll along the Coventry Canal to Hawkesbury Junction [46]. Bridge 11a carries a footpath over the canal. The bridge is a replacement of the original which carried a railway freight line to a colliery at Potter's Green. The bridge carries the sculpture 'Wings over Water', this side has herons and fish. The other side [[7121989]] has a swan, wings outstretched, kingfishers and fish.The narrow canal was built to connect the city of Coventry with the Trent & Mersey Canal, some 38 miles distant, to exploit the Warwickshire coalfields. Construction of the canal took 20 years before it was complete in 1769. The canal between the basin in Coventry and Hawkesbury junction was made a conservation area in 2012. by Michael Dibb – 23 September 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/12/19/7121987_f7cdbab8_120x120.jpg)


![A stroll along the Coventry Canal to Hawkesbury Junction [47]. Bridge 11a carries a footpath over the canal. The bridge is a replacement of the original which carried a railway freight line to a colliery at Potter's Green. The bridge carries the sculpture 'Wings over Water', this side has a swan, wings outstretched, kingfishers and fish. The other side [[7121987]] has herons and fish.The narrow canal was built to connect the city of Coventry with the Trent & Mersey Canal, some 38 miles distant, to exploit the Warwickshire coalfields. Construction of the canal took 20 years before it was complete in 1769. The canal between the basin in Coventry and Hawkesbury junction was made a conservation area in 2012. by Michael Dibb – 23 September 2021](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/12/19/7121989_a937b112_120x120.jpg)




![Coventry Canal, Hawkesbury. Autumn sunshine has created a reflection of the pylon in the canal water close to Coney Lane Bridge. Compare with [[1015780]] taken 13 years earlier; is that the same boat? by Stephen McKay – 17 November 2021](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/02/48/7024836_a1c14233_120x120.jpg)



