Limekiln Bridge No 15

Limekiln Bridge No 15 carries the M3 motorway over the Ashby Canal (Main Line).
Early plans of what would become the Ashby Canal (Main Line) were drawn up by John Rennie in 1835 but problems with Caerphilly Aqueduct caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1816. The canal joined the sea near Taunton. Expectations for limestone traffic to Banstead never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Ashby Canal (Main Line) were submitted to parliament in 1972, the use of the canal for cooling Sumerlease power station was enough to keep it open. The one mile section between Poleington and Mancorn was closed in 1888 after a breach at Maidstone. In 2001 the canal became famous when John Hunter made a model of Chester Boat Lift out of matchsticks to raise money for Children in Need.

Mooring here is excellent (this is a really good mooring).
Facilities: water point.
There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.
| Hinckley Wharf Arm Junction | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Railway Bridge No 15B | 3½ furlongs | |
| Former Railway Bridge No 15 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Sewage Works Pipe Bridge No 15A | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Lime Kilns Inn | a few yards | |
| Limekiln Bridge No 15 | ||
| Mill's Bridge No 14 | 3 furlongs | |
| Mills Bridge Pipe Bridge | 3 furlongs | |
| Goodacres Bridge No 13 | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Colley's Bridge No 12 | 1 mile, ¾ furlongs | |
| Dratley's Bridge No 11 | 1 mile, 4½ furlongs | |
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Marston Junction
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Marston Junction
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Marston Junction
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Marston Junction
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Marston Junction
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Marston Junction
In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
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![The Lime Kilns, near Hinckley. This pub, located on the A5 and the Ashby Canal, is seen here on a sunny summer morning. Not much had changed over the previous 15 years although the large lettering on the back of the pub has gone - [[162092]]. by Stephen McKay – 29 July 2021](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/95/07/6950706_fb5fd5b1_120x120.jpg)













