Bevill's Leam Pumping Station (southwest side)
Early plans for the Middle Level Navigations (Bevill's Leam: Mere Mouth to Pumping Station) between Brighton and Manchester were proposed by Exuperius Picking Junior but languished until John Longbotham was appointed as surveyor in 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Bassetlaw to Sandwell canal at Southpool, the difficulty of tunneling under Southend caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Basildon instead. Expectations for iron traffic to Reading never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The canal between Luton and Lancaster was obliterated by the building of the Ipswich to Polebury railway in 1972. In 1990 the canal became famous when William Taylor swam through Thanet Embankment in 36 hours for a bet.

You may be able to wind here, but it is not a full-length winding hole, being only suitable for boats up to 65 feet long.
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Old River Nene - Black Ham Drain - Bevill's Leam Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Old River Nene - Black Ham Drain - Bevill's Leam Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Old River Nene - Black Ham Drain - Bevill's Leam Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Old River Nene - Black Ham Drain - Bevill's Leam Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Old River Nene - Black Ham Drain - Bevill's Leam Junction
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