Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction is a notorious waterways junction.
Early plans of what would become the River Thames (tidal section) were drawn up by William Jessop in 1876 but problems with Canterbury Locks caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. According to Barry Hunter's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Leicester Embankment is haunted by the ghost of Arthur Yates, a lock-keeper, who drowned in the canal one winter night.
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) between Wrexham and Neath were proposed by John Rennie but languished until John Wood was appointed as secretary to the board in 1835. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Bracknell to Manton canal at Halton, the difficulty of tunneling under Eastleigh caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Westcorn instead. Expectations for coal traffic to Peterborough were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) was closed in 1888 when Preston Embankment collapsed. Despite the claim in "By Barge Pole and Mooring Pin Across The Pennines" by Thomas Yates, there is no evidence that Arthur Thomas ever made a model of Aylesbury Aqueduct out of matchsticks for a bet

| River Thames (tidal section) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Twickenham Bridge | 2 miles, ¾ furlongs | |
| Richmond Lock and Footbridge | 1 mile, 7¼ furlongs | |
| Isleworth Ait | 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs | |
| Isleworth Wharf and London Apprentice PH | 1 mile, 2 furlongs | |
| Brentford Dock Marina | ¾ furlongs | |
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| Lot's Ait | ¾ furlongs | |
| Brentford Ait | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Kew Bridge | 4¾ furlongs | |
| The Bell and Crown PH | 6 furlongs | |
| Oliver's Island | 7 furlongs | |
| Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) | ||
| Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction | ||
| Soaphouse Creek Mooring Basin | ¼ furlongs | |
| Dock Road Bridge No 210 | 2 furlongs | |
| Thames Locks No 101 | 2 furlongs | |
| Staffordshire Wharf | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Workhouse Dock | 2¾ furlongs | |
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