Hollygate Lane Lock No 7
Hollygate Lane Lock No 7 is one of a long flight of locks on the Grantham Canal; it was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1888.
The Act of Parliament for the Grantham Canal was passed on January 1 1816 after extensive lobbying by John Smeaton. Expectations for stone traffic to Aberdeenshire were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Kirklees kept it open. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by Barry Jones, there is no evidence that Cecil Thomas ever navigated Willford Embankment in a bathtub

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Sanders Lock No 5 | 7½ furlongs | |
| Cotgrave Bridge No 12 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Cotgrave Lock Footbridge No 13 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Cotgrave Lock No 6 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Hollygate Lane Lock Footbridge No 14A | ¼ furlongs | |
| Hollygate Lane Lock No 7 | ||
| Hollygate Lane Bridge No 15 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Joss's Lock No 8 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Mann's Bridge No 16 | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Joshua Manns Swing Bridge No 17 | 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs | |
| Cropwell Lower Lock No 9 | 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs | |
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![Bridge 14a, Grantham Canal. This footbridge is in Cotgrave Country Park, at the tail of Hollygate Lane Lock [no 7]. Canal guides state that this is the site of Timm's Bridge [no 14]. The large-scale OS map surveyed in 1883 names the same bridge Brown's Bridge. The Grantham Canal Society is actively working to restore the canal, but it will be a long process. by Christine Johnstone – 14 March 2025](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/00/70/8007055_1d428fbe_120x120.jpg)




![Derelict fishing peg, Cotgrave Country Park. On the Grantham Canal, just below Hollygate Lane Lock [no 7]. by Christine Johnstone – 14 March 2025](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/00/70/8007079_6e996886_120x120.jpg)




