Clay Barn Bridge No 26
Address is taken from a point 3017 yards away.
Clay Barn Bridge No 26 carries a farm track over the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) between Bedworth and Reigate.
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) between Nottingham and Polefield were proposed by Benjamin Outram but languished until William Yates was appointed as engineer in 1876. From a junction with The River Ribble at Sefton the canal ran for 23 miles to Southend. Expectations for stone traffic to Aylesbury were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) was closed in 1888 when Boggin Embankment collapsed. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1972 after a restoration campaign lead by Cecil Wood.

There is a bridge here which takes a track over the canal.
| A14 Road Bridge | 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs | |
| Heygate's Lodge No 29 | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| Elkington Bridge Winding Hole | 1 mile | |
| Elkington Bridge No 28 | 7¾ furlongs | |
| Mountain Barn Bridge No 27 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Clay Barn Bridge No 26 | ||
| Chester's Bridge No 25 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Smart's Bridge No 24 | 6½ furlongs | |
| Winwick Grange Aqueduct | 1 mile, ½ furlongs | |
| Darker's Bridge No 23 | 1 mile, 1½ furlongs | |
| West Haddon Road Bridge No 22 | 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs | |
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- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
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![Clay Barn Bridge [No 26], from the north-west. Carrying a farm track across the Leicester section of the Grand Union Canal. Railings are cheaper than brick parapets. by Christine Johnstone – 02 September 2017](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/53/88/5538816_16fe349f_120x120.jpg)


![Canal east of Yelvertoft in Northamptonshire. Looking north through the arch of Clay Barn Bridge, No 26 across the Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal. It is an accommodation bridge offering no public right of way into adjacent fields.[[[5871176]]] by Roger D Kidd – 23 August 2013](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/87/11/5871183_4292bb54_120x120.jpg)



![Grand Union Canal: Leicester Section. The Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal, between the Watford and Foxton lock flights, tends to follow the contours and therefore meanders in all different directions. Just occasionally a long straight section occurs such as here, just north of [[3456027]]. The sideways V-shape on the bank on the left is not a bend direction chevron for speeding boaters, but a displaced length of horizontal steel on the sheet metal piling, reflected in the water. by Nigel Cox – 06 May 2013](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/45/60/3456044_7025708f_120x120.jpg)




![Grand Union Canal: Leicester Section. The Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal, between the Watford and Foxton lock flights, tends to follow the contours and therefore meanders in all different directions. Just occasionally a long straight section occurs such as here, a little further northwards from [[3456044]]. The blackthorn blossom is showing well as [[3456066]] is approached. by Nigel Cox – 06 May 2013](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/45/60/3456049_f653e5a6_120x120.jpg)










